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Notarisation: privacy controls

Final in series. Examines how the hardened runtime controls access to protected private data and services, and how some use private entitlements.

January 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Notarization: the hardened runtime

Second in the series. Considers in detail what the hardened environment offers the user, and how notarized apps can opt out of its protection.

January 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Taccy version 1.12 fixes a couple of bugs

Two bugs – one affecting SDK version beyond 11.0, the other changing designation of the Audio privacy entitlement. Now fixed.

January 6, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Notarization: is a notarized app ‘safe’ to use?

First of three articles looking in detail at what notarization involves, and the benefits it might have to users. Considers the question of legacy apps.

January 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Fessing up

If you’re using Catalina or Big Sur, you should by now only be obtaining apps from four sources: […]

January 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

How effective and safe is Preview’s redaction tool?

Preview now offers a tool to redact content from PDF documents. It’s simple to use, but is it safe, or could it lead to disclosure of sensitive information?

December 11, 2020 General, Language, Macs, Technology

macOS has checked app signatures online for over 2 years

Why does it take 2 years to realise that macOS has been checking signing certificate validity online?

November 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

Scrub is now a Universal App, and fixes crashes with QuickLook

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A utility for the expert, not a casual user. Can wipe extended attributes, reset file dates, clean your logs, and more.

September 10, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Where privacy protection fails

Privacy protection differs between GUI and the command line, causing anomalies which are being exploited to steal private data.

August 23, 2020 Macs, Technology

The vulnerability in Remote Login (ssh) persists

How to gain access to protected folders without having to add anything to the Privacy pane yourself. Now being exploited in the wild.

August 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

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