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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: 0.001s | 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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romanovcode ◴[12 Nov 20 22:05 UTC] No.25075747[source]▶
This has happened since forever on Mac, Windows and Ubuntu.
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1. bkovacev ◴[12 Nov 20 22:16 UTC] No.25075916[source]▶
Can you please provide resources for Ubuntu?
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2. deadbunny ◴[13 Nov 20 00:33 UTC] No.25077294[source]▶
I would guess they are referencing the Ubuntu Amazon search thing from about 5 years ago (IIRC)
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3. romanovcode ◴[13 Nov 20 14:30 UTC] No.25082497[source]▶
Yes, exactly
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4. twentydollars ◴[13 Nov 20 19:11 UTC] No.25086142{3}[source]▶
So... No, this has never happened on Ubuntu.