How to Encrypt Local Application Data on a Mac

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Jesse Wilson: Does Mac OS allow apps to keep encryption keys and data private from one another? Do you use excuse me, any Mac apps that encrypt their local data, John? He says the standard is actually make it encrypted on the disk because that way if you shut down your computer and someone yanks out the SSD chip and tries to read stuff from or whatever, there are many levels of protection. But yes, applications like Rewind can do better than leaving all their data on encrypted on disk.

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Pre-show: Five K’s is just. not. enough.
Follow-up:
- macOS 13.3 window-dragging lag (FB12122106) has returned 😱
  - John’s demo GIF
  - Demo Video
- CarPlay does avoid some problems
  - Newer version of Casey’s adapter
- GM’s piss-poor decision is only for future EV models (via Nathaniel Irons)
- Apple doesn’t offer lossless Atmos / DTS:X (via Sam Tierney)
  - Infuse post
- Interchangeable lens dust avoidance (via Gilbert Tang)
- Casey doesn’t have to regret his Studio Display yet
- HOAs really do suck
Solid-state buttons dropped from iPhones 15?
A diversion about Apple Watch Family Setup
#askatp:
- Do we run third party anti-malware apps? (via Xerxes)
- Does macOS allow for apps to keep keys and data private from each other? (via Jesse Wilson)
- If John/Tina hadn’t already gotten a Mac Studio, would they get an M2 mini? (via Trieu)
Post-show: Hops is getting nervous. 😬