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I’m surprised they didn’t ask for a password too, after clicking OK on each dialog. I’m not surprised at the UX though, Apple has always done a pretty terrible

• olliej 7y ago
  The problem with "power users" is fairly simple: defining what a power user is, isn't trivial, and different people have different ideas as to what is good. Then you have being a "power user" does not mean "I want any app on my system to be able to do anything". As for not asking for their password: This actually makes a lot of sense. Users already hit "ok" fairly quickly (I assume the inclusion of the readable name + icon in the dialog is to make noticing what is being asked more immediately obvious). Requiring a password would have the effect of making every new app ask for a password, so you are training a user to (effectively) grant root access for any software they install. Compare the outcome: user auto clicks "give this app access to your contacts", app can access and/or encrypt the user's contacts. User auto-enters their account password: app can access and/or encrypt everything. Note that even power users run into malware - they're not magically immune - and if you download "vscode" and it asks for access to your contacts, email, etc you might go "huh" and re-examine it.