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