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Re:Apple Addresses Privacy Concerns Surrounding App Authenti... by varispeed on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:15AM (#25109710)
It should only be "opt-in" and the OS should work if the user chose not to be a subject of surveillance.
Re:Apple Addresses Privacy Concerns Surrounding App Authenti... by sercand on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:14AM (#25110087)
I will disable it when it comes but I think it should be "opt-out" because otherwise the OS becomes insecure by default. And it will hurt majority of the people. Apple can ask it on system start like Siri and analytics.
Re:Apple Addresses Privacy Concerns Surrounding App Authenti... by egwor on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:30AM (#25109795)
If it were a pre-downloaded list then this is not surveillance. What it is doing it ensuring that software hasn't got malware in and/or that the developer's certificate hasn't been removed (e.g. for distributing malware). That's a good thing, like running a checksum on a downloaded file.
Re:Apple Addresses Privacy Concerns Surrounding App Authenti... by varispeed on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:46AM (#25109907)
I agree, that would be a good idea, as long as it wouldn't call home and sending any reports afterwards.