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TechFirst with John Koetsier

Apple GateKeeper: Macs phone home whenever they open an app ... but one hacker's blog post forced the world's largest corporate to change course

Nov 24, 2020
23:27

Did you know your computer transmits a log of every single app you open? Apple has made privacy a core part of the brand -- including entire TV commercials dedicated to it -- but as a self-described hacker and security researcher recently found, every Mac sends a stream of data about every app you open (and more) to Apple.

And ... sends it unencrypted. And … bypasses any local VPN software you’ve installed.

In this edition of TechFirst with John Koetsier we're chatting with Jeffrey Paul, the hacker who found and wrote about the problem. We chat with him about why Apple did this, who else could see the data, what Apple's changing, and what this means for the future of computers.

(Hint: it's not great.)

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