I agree, but now it appears to apply to the Mac as well, at least to some degree.
That's what I find so concerning. There has to be some general purpose computing device that allows me to take full responsibility in terms of security and in terms of complying with the law.
Other platforms often tend to imitate Apple. So if this is the general direction of travel then I find that very worrying
Someone downthread says the macOS signing requirements still go away fully when Gatekeeper is disabled, which is a simple terminal command. As long as that's the case, I don't think there's a real problem here.
It's hard to quantify "moving in a direction", but Gatekeeper was introduced nearly a decade ago and has always been possible to disable via a quick Terminal command. Apple did remove it from the UI in Sierra, so perhaps you could say that's a sign of things to come, but I honestly doubt it.
That's what I find so concerning. There has to be some general purpose computing device that allows me to take full responsibility in terms of security and in terms of complying with the law.
Other platforms often tend to imitate Apple. So if this is the general direction of travel then I find that very worrying