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		betaby on Nov 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linux being secure is a common misconception Meh! From the article "In macOS, all applications require user consent before accessing sensitive data"." Well and once given have access to all "Files and folders Note: Includes: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, network volumes, and removable volumes", absolutely in a same way as in Linux. Additionally when installing packets in Linux I would say you give permissions by answering 'yes' to apt/dnf. Such small nuances between MacOS and Linux are not important. Additionally author ignores the fact SELinux may provide protection from accessing random files by random app.

galad87 on Nov 26, 2023 [–]

Sandboxed macOS apps have a much finer access control. Only non-sandboxed apps ask for access to such a large part of the disk.

betaby on Nov 26, 2023 | [–]

What application(s) do you have in mind? VS code or Chrome on macOS and Linux have the same level of access.

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