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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 2 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.483s | 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. jlokier ◴[12 Nov 20 22:48 UTC] No.25076290[source]▶
I run Tor browser occasionally. That fact alone is sensitive personal information about me. It makes me stand out. Someday it might be held against me.

I already expect the ISP to detect my Tor traffic.

But I didn't expect Apple, of all companies, to have a detailed audit trail of every time I've ever opened it, to the nearest minute.

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2. sneak ◴[13 Nov 20 01:14 UTC] No.25077642[source]▶
Don’t forget that client IP geolocation gives coarse location, so they have your timestamped track log, too.

Big Sur prevents Little Snitch from blocking these system level connections, and these OS apps will also bypass any configured VPN.