Comment by bloomca
3 months ago
This is how macOS works, without a signature they will tell you they can't guarantee it doesn't have malware and you need to go to settings and choose to run anyway (and most people don't even know about it).
Microsoft would love to do that too, but it just has too much of legacy software to introduce such a major hurdle.
> This is how macOS works, without a signature they will tell you they can't guarantee it doesn't have malware
Even with a signature they can't guarantee it doesn't have malware. The fact that signed malware exists should be enough to put an end to the argument that it's for our own good.
The fact that people die with helmets on motorcycles should put an end to the argument that it's for our own good.
If you had to give away your privacy to use one and could only use helmets authorized by your motorcycle dealer you might have a point. We accept impositions on our freedom all the time when what we get in return is worth the sacrifice. If signed binaries actually delivered on their promise of keeping people safe there'd be a discussion that could be had on whether or not it'd be worthwhile, but since they don't actually protect people we'd be giving up our privacy for nothing.
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Is the right-click -> Open workaround not a thing any more on macOS?
Open -> Click away the error message -> Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Open Anyways -> Open Anyways -> Authenticate -> app actually opens
There's a ctrl+open shortcut, if I remember correctly, which may be what the parent comment is referring to.
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It requires a trip to a submenu in the Settings app now. You can’t do it simply or easily.
Microsoft does the same exact thing with SmartScreen, except that it has a whitelist for popular binaries.