bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works to Apple@lemmy.world · 29 days agoI foretold that Mac app notarization is security theaterlapcatsoftware.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
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minus-squarebestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-221 days agoMost people install at least some kind of software from outside the App Store. Popular examples: VLC Media Player, LibreOffice, Adobe Software, Firefox, Dropbox, Transmission, TeamViewer Especially lots of FOSS applications aren’t on the AppStore, many aren’t even notarized. Cracked pirated software isn’t notarized either of course.
minus-squareRepple (she/her)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoSure. And I don’t have that setting enabled personally, but I am careful otherwise and I tell my family members who don’t know better to keep it on.
Most people install at least some kind of software from outside the App Store.
Popular examples: VLC Media Player, LibreOffice, Adobe Software, Firefox, Dropbox, Transmission, TeamViewer
Especially lots of FOSS applications aren’t on the AppStore, many aren’t even notarized.
Cracked pirated software isn’t notarized either of course.
Sure. And I don’t have that setting enabled personally, but I am careful otherwise and I tell my family members who don’t know better to keep it on.