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Re:Unix legend Ken Thompson announces he's switching From ma... by runjake on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:24AM (#35219886)
Your code is certainly “beholden” to most of the system security changes, and your app is effectively sandboxes regardless of your wishes.

Source: Self after working on anti-theft software for macOS, for a few years now.

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Re:Unix legend Ken Thompson announces he's switching From ma... by dagmx on Sunday March 19, 2023 @11:49AM (#35220174)
Your app is not beholden to sandboxing unless you specifically are using sandboxing as part of your application configuration. It would also only apply to app bundles.

I can make a command line tool or a standalone Qt application right now without having sandboxing pop up at all.

Even for access that the OS protects the user from, as an app developer I rarely need to think about it. When I try and access a limited area it asks the user for me.

Source: self after working on lots of varied code bases from web dev to 3D libraries and standalone applications for over a decade.

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