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Windows 10 doesn't work the way you claim all desktop OSs do.
by TwoBit 7y ago
Windows 10 doesn't work the way you claim all desktop OSs do.
- _bxg1 7y agoLast I checked (I suppose this was in Windows 7), it's trivial to write a Windows desktop app that can directly control the mouse and keyboard input without even requiring admin permissions.
- sebazzz 7y agoYes which is very useful in videoconferencing. We don't want to run Microsoft Teams or Skype elevated. You won't be able to control elevated applications though. You're still on the other side of the watertight hatch.
- danieldk 7y agoYes which is very useful in videoconferencing. We don't want to run Microsoft Teams or Skype elevated. In macOS, applications do not have permission to capture the screen, control the mouse pointer, use the mic, use the camera, etc. But the user can choose to elevate the permission (similar to iOS).
- jcelerier 7y agowhich as an user infuriates me daily
- comex 7y ago> You won't be able to control elevated applications though Which doesn't matter to an attacker if their target is the user's data and that data is all stored in non-elevated applications.
- gentleman11 7y agoI was surprised and alarmed when I learned my games, made with unity, have so much file system access. I didn’t test it too much but for some reason I just assumed there were more restrictions