> My personal opinion is that macOS privacy protections are mainly security theater and only harm legitimate Mac developers while allowing malware apps to bypas

> My personal opinion is that macOS privacy protections are mainly security theater and only harm legitimate Mac developers while allowing malware apps to bypass them through many existing holes such as the one I'm disclosing, and that other security researchers have also found. I feel that if you already have a hostile non-sandboxed app running on your Mac, then you're in big trouble regardless, so these privacy protections won't save you. The best security is to be selective about which software you install, to be careful to avoid ever installing malware on your Mac in the first place. There's a reason that my security research has focused on macOS privacy protections: my goal is to show that Apple's debilitating lockdown of the Mac is not justified by alleged privacy and security benefits. In that respect, I think I've proved my point, over and over again. In any case, you have the right to know that the systems you rely on for protection are not actually protecting you. Substitute "security" for "privacy" and you immediately see why the argument is flawed. "Other people and I have found bugs that bypass security features, ergo security features are security theater and only harm legitimate developers. Better have a free-for-all OS and be mindful of what you install." (Yes, you should be mindful of what you install, regardless.)