We have never combined data from these checks with information about Apple users or their devices. Gatekeeper performs online checks to verify if an app contains known malware and whether the developer’s signing certificate is revoked. MacOS has been designed to keep users and their data safe while respecting their privacy.
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And finally, addressing the overarching concern that Jeffry Paul raised, Apple will release an update to allow users to opt-out of using these macOS security protections. Second, it’s putting in place new protections to prevent server failure issues. First is that Apple will stop logging IP addresses during the process of checking app notarizations.
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The company also details Apple IDs and device identification have never been involved with these software security checks.īut going forward “over the next year,” Apple will be making some changes to offer more security and flexibility for Macs. Importantly, Apple highlights it doesn’t mix data from the process of checking apps for malware with any information about Apple users and doesn’t use the app notarization process to know what apps users are running. Update 11/15 8:25 pm PT: Apple has updated a Mac security and privacy support document today sharing details about Gatekeeper and the OCSP process. Update: Apple has shared a response to Paul’s concerns in an updated support document that includes what macOS does to protect your privacy and security, and three new steps it will take in the future for greater privacy and flexibility. We learned why that happened at a high-level yesterday, now security researcher Jeffry Paul has shared a deep-dive of his understanding along with his privacy and security concerns for Macs, especially Apple Silicon ones. As Apple launched its new macOS operating system to the public yesterday, serious server outages occurred that saw widespread Big Sur download/install failures, iMessage and Apple Pay go down but more than that, even performance issues for users running macOS Catalina and earlier.
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