In Sonoma, some healthy Macs are unable to retain complete logs for 24 hours because of the frequency of entries, and even when privacy is removed, some content is censored.
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It’s exactly 5 years since Apple released Mojave, with its many major changes. macOS 14 should bring fewer shocks to the system than 10.14 did.
24 July macOS 13.5 disabled all user control over access to Location Services;
17 August macOS 13.5.1 is the first mention by Apple, and fixes the “issue” without apology.
Do you need to back it up when the problem is minor? Should you erase its internal storage? Anything else you need to do?
If you’ve updated to macOS 13.5, take a look at Location Services, in Privacy & Security settings. Do you notice anything missing?
Why is it, what is it, and how can you tell whether an app runs in it? What can you do to remove an app’s entitlements?
Immediate actions to get the best result from your search, and how to tackle even the most deep-seated of Spotlight problems.
What is going to change in notarization and code signing? Will sandboxing be required? How does this affect privacy controls?
There’s a great more to come in Sonoma: two major changes in virtualisation, iCloud, privacy, accessibility and more.
Two metadata editors, and an app to improve your privacy by cleaning metadata and more. Updated for High Sierra and later.
The Eclectic Light Company 