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This actually points to an underlying weakness of the Unix/macOS permissions system: There is no concept of apps. By now the filesystem permissions hierarchy r
by Razengan 4y ago
This actually points to an underlying weakness of the Unix/macOS permissions system: There is no concept of apps.
By now the filesystem permissions hierarchy really should be extended into Group → User → App.
You can see the half-baked workarounds many operating systems use like controlling access to entire folders like Documents, Downloads, Photos etc.
Why not just make it fine-grained and let us permit and deny apps' access to individual files, and see which app created which file?
- KingLancelot 4y agoSounds similar to Fuchsia and how it’s filesystem access is based on capabilities, unforgeable tokens assigned to each process