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Ask HN: How do you try an open source app on macOS that you do not trust?
In particular, how does one ensure that there are no privacy issues when trying out such an app?
- captaincrunch 4y agoOther than read the source code line-by-line, install it and cross your fingers. Why would you put something you don't trust on your phone?
- cebert 4y agoYou could run the questionable app in a local VM or in AWS first ( https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/mac/ https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/mac/ ). Additionally, Virus Total is a wonderful resource for scanning questionable binaries.
- natch 4y ago1. Don’t. 2. If it seems worthwhile to do so, take the time needed to establish the trustworthiness of the app by verifying where it originated and how it got to you. Then decide whether to run it. An answer I would like much better: Run it in a VM. But I haven’t tried that on macsOS yet. Hope to soon.