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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 4 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.786s | source
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Lammy ◴[12 Nov 20 21:38 UTC] No.25075443[source]▶
Maybe it's just me but the idea that my computer lets Apple (+ any LE organizations) surveil my app launches seems so much scarier than any malware.
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brundolf ◴[12 Nov 20 21:44 UTC] No.25075490[source]▶
I don't know about you, but hashes of the binaries I run don't exactly reveal any sensitive personal information about me. That said, obviously they should have much more graceful degradation in place for when something is wrong with the service.
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1. Lammy ◴[12 Nov 20 21:48 UTC] No.25075542[source]▶
"Hey Siri, select every Tor Browser user in America for additional screening."
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2. twistiti ◴[12 Nov 20 23:32 UTC] No.25076789[source]▶
That's scary. What if you set it up inside a Virtual Machine?
3. doubleunplussed ◴[13 Nov 20 02:32 UTC] No.25078159[source]▶
Ironically, if tor was already running, the check would run over tor and not be traceable. But to start it in the first place it would be traceable. Damn.
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4. ben-schaaf ◴[13 Nov 20 02:59 UTC] No.25078310[source]▶
The connection would run over tor, but the app you're running and any other PII could/would still be sent regardless.