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> Can you expand on "horrible telemetry" please? Phoning home on every executable launch. Both because it's bad for privacy, and because the implementation of

> Can you expand on "horrible telemetry" please? Phoning home on every executable launch. Both because it's bad for privacy, and because the implementation of it is absolutely horrific such that when Apple's servers went down it basically locked up everyones computers at the same time. It's on the front page still, even: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25074959 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25074959

my123 6y ago
Is it even really telemetry as we'd consider it? It's OCSP digital signature verification... to check if an app signature wasn't revoked. (or a website cert, or anything really)
- kllrnohj 6y ago
  It sends a hash of every executable you launch to Apple, how would that not be considered telemetry?
  - my123 6y ago
    Not the hash of the executable, but the certificate that it's signed with.
    - dsr_ 6y ago
      What's the ratio between certs and applications on your Mac? Is it pretty close to 1:1, excluding Apple's own products?