Links for category: apple

Jan 6, 2021

Asahi: Linux on Apple Silicon — Great initiative to port Linux to Apple Silicon Macs. Let's hope it has a bright future. (via)
#apple #linux

Nov 16, 2020

Safely open apps on your Mac - Apple Support — In 2021, Apple will encrypt OCSP traffic and introduce a way to opt-out of these checks. This is the right thing to do. (via)
#apple #privacy

Nov 15, 2020

Bypassing Firewalls in macOS Big Sur — The more I read about this feature the more I'm convinced that Apple slipped big on its design. Just imagine if this had happened to Microsoft instead. Apple deserves more flak for it. (via)
#apple #privacy

Nov 14, 2020

macOS unable to open any non-Apple application — The more I think about this, the worse it seems to me. I'd rather Apple ran everything sandboxed by default, with an option to disable it, than having libc phone home. (via)
#apple #privacy

Oct 12, 2020

Self-Hosting Part 5: Finale — Good series of articles, extensive and functional, on how to self-host as an alternative to using iCloud. Same route I'm taking.
#privacy #apple

Oct 10, 2020

Apple Tells Secure Messaging App Telegram to Take Down Protestor Channels in Belarus — Couldn't find a better source, so take this with a grain of salt. If true, this is a scandalous overreach of Apple's power. Policing user-generated content is not acceptable. (via)
#privacy #apple

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