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JohnFen
74 days ago
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Can you trust that permission pop-up on macOS?
Honestly, I don't really trust any permissions popups on anything anymore. They are often porous enough to count as "security theater".
coolcase
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And at $Corp I get constant popups to enter my password or confirm an action. Like 50-100 a day.
nmgycombinator
74 days ago
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I bet threat actors are just salivating at the thought of giving you a fake password prompt.
coolcase
74 days ago
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Yeah. I am very hygienic at work in terms of what sites I visit but you can never be too careful. To me the main threat vector is my dev curiosity!
nmgycombinator
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Lol, I know that curiosity feeling.
nmgycombinator
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I honestly think this is a good skepticism to have. I generally don't hit "Accept" (or "Allow" or whatever) on any permission pop-up unless I know exactly what it's doing and what I need it for.
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