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		mlindner on Nov 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application > software can/will fail to launch if some central company server goes down The central company server didn't go down. If it was down there would be no problem. The problem is that the server is slow.

jason0597 on Nov 12, 2020 [–]

You're missing the point. I don't care if Apple has the most reliable servers in the world. Phoning home the hashes of the binaries you run is an outright violation of user privacy.

kmlx on Nov 13, 2020 | [–]

wait till you find out about antivirus software

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