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Similar things have happened on OS X: http://apple.slashdot.org/story/01/11/04/0412209/itunes-20-installer-deletes-hard-drives http://apple.slashdot.org/story/0

• coldtea 12y ago
  Parent said "This is why as a user I like Apple's OS X sandbox.". This is a bug from 15 years ago, much much before the sandbox feature was introduced. A sandboxed iTunes would have prevented that.
  • makomk 12y ago
    A sandboxed iTunes would also prevent syncing your iPod and importing existing music collections, because those both require access to files outside the sandbox, which is probably why Apple hasn't done that.
    • aroch 12y ago
      Programs can read files outside their sandbox if they're asked to by user input[1]. Sandboxing does not prevent interaction with USB devices [1] See "Powerbox and File System Access Outside of Your Container" at https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Conceptual/AppSandboxDesignGuide/AppSandboxInDepth/AppSandboxInDepth.html https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Securi...
    • TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
      That doesn't mean iTunes can't work in a sandbox, it'd just need to request specific permissions.
    • coldtea 12y ago
      A sandbox isn't a totally isolated prison. It's a permissions system. Programs can read specific files and folders outside the sandbox and can even ask the user add new files/folders to their whitelist.