Regardless, yes it causes the exact issue you're talking about. I don't even read what the popups say anymore, I'm just blindly hitting an accept button.
When you make an iOS app and requested permission for something - photo library or location etc. you MUST write out a sentence of what you’ll use it for which is shown to the user.
Why not the same for Mac apps?
How would Apple enforce that?
iOS apps go through the App Store, so proper behavior can be enforced.
The apps people are complaining about here are downloaded from the vendor. Apple is not involved.
If it’s an expected call or they give me a good reason to, I’ll call their listed contact number back.
So far I have not missed out on anything of consequence by refusing to identify myself to someone who initiated contact with me.
It’s like how my bank often calls and wants me to give them my personal info for ‘data protection’ before we can speak. These are legit bank calls, training people to give out personal info to strangers.