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		TazeTSchnitzel on March 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Figure out when you closed your MacBook l... I don't think developers do either. Apple prompting you when you run an untrusted app for the first time is almost certainly a good thing (app replaced with a malicious one? you'll get an unexpected prompt), and it hurts nobody.

kstenerud on March 22, 2015 [–]

If someone has the power to replace an installed app on my machine, it's already game over.

TazeTSchnitzel on March 23, 2015 | [–]

How so? On OS X that doesn't require admin rights.

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