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Changing security makes privacy protection confusing

Apple’s recent change in requirements for notarization also affects privacy protection in both Mojave and Catalina.

September 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Informed Security

We see plenty of dialogs seeking consent and informing us about privacy protection. But macOS security seems driven by obscurity and secrecy. Why?

September 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has pushed an update to MRT bringing its version to 1.49 dated 12 September 2019. Apple provides […]

September 12, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on my Mac: Notarization devalued?

Many small independent developers have put a lot of effort into getting their app notarized. Then Apple changes the rules. What does this mean for users, and our security?

September 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The minor update that took 5 weeks

Apple started the 10.14.6 update on 22 July, and has (perhaps?) completed it on 26 August, almost as bad as with High Sierra last year. Does this bode ill for Catalina?

September 1, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update take 2 is now available (updated)

If you thought that we’d already installed Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update, here’s yet another go at it, with […]

August 26, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 181, dated […]

August 26, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Prepare to upgrade

The Catalina upgrade promises to be the most complex for years, catering for loss of 32-bit support and its read-only file system. How are you planning to upgrade?

August 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to Gatekeeper’s data with two version numbers again

Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 179, dated […]

August 19, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Why isn’t APFS fully supported yet in macOS?

With only sketchy documentation and no open source release, how complete are the tools to support APFS? Are they still “work in progress”?

August 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

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