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Letting megacorporations decide what you do and do not get to do with your personal property isn't really what I would count as a "good thing" in any circumstan
by kunai 7y ago
Letting megacorporations decide what you do and do not get to do with your personal property isn't really what I would count as a "good thing" in any circumstance.
Apple has gotten away with eliminating user freedoms time and time again under the guise of security. In many scenarios Apple's attitude towards its end-users increases perceived security while causing significant hurdles for actual security, such as how iOS no longer allows you to turn off Bluetooth or WiFi from the Control Center. Somehow I've never really seen an explanation for why this is better for security for the vast majority of people.
- ldrndll 7y agoYou are still able to run unsigned (and now unnotarized) software. It requires holding down a single key when first launching it. I’m pretty sure the trade off here - to prevent the average, relatively uninformed user - from downloading and running random software is very much a worthwhile trade off for malware protection etc.
- judge2020 7y agoYou can still bypass gatekeeper with Ctrl-click, it's less Apple deciding what users do with their property and more Apple making it less likely users get mad that their Mac got some malware (assuming notarization means it catches a good amount of malware before it's sent into the wild)
- princekolt 7y agoDon't buy a Mac then. It's not like they're forcing you.
- leokennis 7y agoSorry, but this reads like "the seatbelt and airbag in my car prevent me from fully utilizing my personal property". For 99,99% of users, notarized apps are a positive. For the 0,01% who need it disabled, press the CTRL button.