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These types of ‘security’ blockers are so dumb because they train people to act dumb. Even if they’re real, the next time they may not be. It’s like how my ban
by jonplackett 1y ago
These types of ‘security’ blockers are so dumb because they train people to act dumb. Even if they’re real, the next time they may not be.
It’s like how my bank often calls and wants me to give them my personal info for ‘data protection’ before we can speak. These are legit bank calls, training people to give out personal info to strangers.
- hbn 1y agoAs of the latest macOS update, every app is now asking every few days if it can have access to devices on your local network, or something to that tune. My theory right now is it's something in chromium that automatically asking for this and Electron apps will do this out of the box, but I can't remember which apps exactly have been doing this. Regardless, yes it causes the exact issue you're talking about. I don't even read what the popups say anymore, I'm just blindly hitting an accept button.
- jonplackett 1y agoI’m surprised Apple have let this happen. When you make an iOS app and requested permission for something - photo library or location etc. you MUST write out a sentence of what you’ll use it for which is shown to the user. Why not the same for Mac apps?
- reaperducer 1y agoWhy not the same for Mac apps? How would Apple enforce that? iOS apps go through the App Store, so proper behavior can be enforced. The apps people are complaining about here are downloaded from the vendor. Apple is not involved.
- Kwpolska 1y agoApple controls the OS and permission system. They could just automatically reject all permission requests with an empty/short reason.
- beezlewax 1y agoThis is chrome for sure. There a bunch of threads if you search the actual error message you'll get hits on stackoverflow and in apple forums
- saagarjha 1y agoNobody knows what they are; Apple provides no tools to diagnose what it is.
- codebje 1y agoIf someone cold calls me and asks me to verify myself, I refuse. If it’s an expected call or they give me a good reason to, I’ll call their listed contact number back. So far I have not missed out on anything of consequence by refusing to identify myself to someone who initiated contact with me.
- jonplackett 1y agoI likewise refuse the bank’s call and they’re always really confused why I’d do such a thing - so clearly they have successfully trained all their other customers to be morons - and then they will no doubt blame them when they get conned.