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On the other hand, you alone are responsible for all the little pieces of software that are part of your Linux system. People running MacOS have willingly give
by rootusrootus 5y ago
On the other hand, you alone are responsible for all the little pieces of software that are part of your Linux system. People running MacOS have willingly given over to Apple the guarantee that Apple-provided MacOS software is not doing anything nefarious. The assumption being that 1) there are enough people capable of detecting malicious behavior that it will get caught, and 2) Apple has a very strong vested interest in maintaining their cred as a privacy-focused company.
It is certainly a trade off, and everyone will have their own reasoning. There is no objectively correct answer.
- sdfjkl 5y ago> given over to Apple the guarantee that Apple-provided MacOS software is not doing anything nefarious That depends on your definition of nefarious.
- rootusrootus 5y agoI will grant that many (I would go so far as saying most, and to a very rough approximation, all) users do not have the same purist attitude towards privacy that is common on HN. Metrics on app usage and such would be seen as nefarious here but the average user doesn't care at all.