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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: 0.274s | 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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sliken ◴[12 Nov 20 23:21 UTC] No.25076681[source]▶
Sorry, not on Ubuntu. It's easy to check, compile a binary, run it, and use wireshark to watch your uplink.
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romanovcode ◴[13 Nov 20 14:30 UTC] No.25082493[source]▶
Ubuntu did upload what applications you launched to Amazon.
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1. twentydollars ◴[13 Nov 20 19:12 UTC] No.25086152[source]▶
This is a lie.