Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ramp Up

Re:Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ram... by amelius on Thursday June 27, 2019 @03:01AM (#20292303)

So would you be ok with a security model like iOS has, but on MacOS?

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Re:Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ram... by kraftomatic on Thursday June 27, 2019 @06:10AM (#20293080)

I like to use my Mac as a normal *nix machine, however I have a lot more trust in my iPhone from a security POV these days. I can see a case for a much better desktop/laptop security model.

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Re:Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ram... by terramex on Thursday June 27, 2019 @06:45AM (#20293250)

Not OP, but I certainly would not be ok with that.

iOS is system build mostly for content consumption and designed for non-technical users. As such it has to be protected from both external threats (malware etc) and users themselves (social engineering, phishing protection).

macOS is for me my workbench for content creation and I want it to protected from external threats but I do not want it to be protected from me. Even having to go into System Preferences and typing in my password to run unsigned apps since 10.12 is driving me crazy.

When is comes to privacy, today everything is web app anyway. And to be honest I would feel my privacy would be much more secure if I could run latest version of uBlock Origin in Safari, but I cannot.

For native apps I want to decide if I trust them or not. The only new thing I would love to see in macOS is easy blocking of internet access for particular apps.

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Re:Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ram... by wlesieutre on Thursday June 27, 2019 @09:04AM (#20293993)

>Even having to go into System Preferences and typing in my password to run unsigned apps since 10.12 is driving me crazy.

Does right clicking and hitting "Open" not work anymore?

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Re:Apple Hires Key Chip Designer From ARM as Own Efforts Ram... by tkxxx7 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @01:51PM (#20296800)

It certainly still does, but a lot of people don't know or have forgotten over the years.

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