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.
Has anyone confirmed if this outside the error-reporting agreement step?
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Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#62But with the new M1 chips, it will freeze 2.6x faster than before!
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#63Update to the original tweet: https://twitter.com/michaelvillar/status/1327004693361549312...
> A better fix to this is:
> - Turn off Wifi (to be usable)
> - Add "0.0.0.0 http://ocsp.apple.com" to `/etc/hosts`
> - Turn on Wifi
> This is temporary, don't forget to remove it tomorrow.
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know about you, but hashes of the binaries I run don't exactly reveal any sensitive personal information about me. That said, obviously they should have much more graceful degradation in place for when something is wrong with the service.
In this case, isn't the hash of the binary consistent across all devices, so Apples can in fact derive exactly which binary you're running (assuming they have a large database of application binary and hashes)?
> assuming they have a large database of application binary and hashes
A database like an "app store"?
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#65Maybe 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.
I don't know about you, but hashes of the binaries I run don't exactly reveal any sensitive personal information about me. That said, obviously they should have much more graceful degradation in place for when something is wrong with the service.
> I don't know about you, but hashes of the binaries I run don't exactly reveal any sensitive personal information about me.
If they know the hash of (let's say) a pr0n app which you run, then I'd say that's pretty damn sensitive information Apple is getting.
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know about you, but hashes of the binaries I run don't exactly reveal any sensitive personal information about me. That said, obviously they should have much more graceful degradation in place for when something is wrong with the service.
In this case, isn't the hash of the binary consistent across all devices, so Apples can in fact derive exactly which binary you're running (assuming they have a large database of application binary and hashes)?
yup! and the variety of ways to leak that information along the way...Privacy(tm)!
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#67Define “taking down”
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#68.
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#69Is it possible that we (the internet) don't understand this properly because by this logic, the apps shouldn't run when there is no internet connection. I don't believe that is the case.
No connection -> Fine
Good connection -> Fine
Spotty connection -> Problematic.
Basically, they didn't include a timeout in their network code.
Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application
#70I remember this discussion from a few months ago where people foresaw that phoning home every time an program launches might be an issue: