Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.2 beta 2

Re:Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.... by jakubp on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:32AM (#25773714)

If they claim "here's the API you can use to control network access" but can then put arbitrary apps to work around that, that's the definition of backdoor access to the device.

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Re:Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in macOS 11.... by zaphirplane on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:30AM (#25774709)

I’m not supporting their approach. Why can’t this be thought of as a control API with a built in allow list ? Where the list is hidden by obscurity

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