Comment by big_toast
7 hours ago
"Full Disk Access largely sidesteps these controls in order to allow backup apps to function properly on the Mac"
Huh? Seems like a disingenuous statement. I hope they update that sentence with something more accurate.
However, I've wanted much more granularity and pervasive permissions so I'm glad they're adding them.
> Huh? Seems like a disingenuous statement. I hope they update that sentence with something more accurate.
Right, the classic use case for FDA is Terminal app, not backups. I don't think backup apps even need FDA, because they use the Apple ASR tool that already has special permissions.
Even developing bog standard apps. MacOS without FDA is the death of creativity and productivity.
The permissions/security model should've expanded faster. There's huge benefits to being able to install arbitrary software and not worry about giving it access to everything.
But it would never cover everything to do with a computer.
EDR and RMM are two major ones for corporate managed Macs