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Comment by bahoom

10 years ago

I'm using the same techniques for my apps to enable accessibility access (which is needed for window management), although I'm asking users for confirmation before doing so.

It's kind of hacky, but the standard Apple way (click the tiny lock icon on the bottom left, find the app in the list, click the checkbox) is way to cumbersome for users.

Why not displaying a simple yes/no popup similar to the "allow access to contacts / calendar items" dialog?

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eridius  10 years ago

> Why not displaying a simple yes/no popup

Because granting accessibility access is far more dangerous than granting access to contacts / calendar. The latter just exposes some of your user data. The former gives the app a huge amount of control over your computer.

  • bahoom  10 years ago

    What exactly is so dangerous? Any app can take screenshots , listen to keyboard entries, send keys, move the mouse pointer and upload stuff to a server without any AXApi permission.

    Forbidding window movement doesn't add any security at all.

    Anyways, all I want a simple prompt explaining what the Accessibility API does and yes/no buttons.