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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 1 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.236s | 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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jchw ◴[12 Nov 20 22:11 UTC] No.25075832[source]▶
No it has not.
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mehrdadn ◴[12 Nov 20 22:13 UTC] No.25075870[source]▶
I'm fairly sure Windows does upload at least some hashes if you have it enabled in Windows Defender (which it is by default). Don't expect Ubuntu does this though.
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1. jchw ◴[12 Nov 20 23:02 UTC] No.25076453[source]▶
Yeah, Windows Defender does worse if you let it have sample submission on. It'll send binaries to Microsoft and they will run in Azure!

https://medium.com/sensorfu/how-my-application-ran-away-and-...

That said, "this has happened forever" is false too. These behaviors are relatively new and relatively under the radar. Many people don't know they exist to get upset about it.