It is not a matter of trust because we don't have a security contract here. Or would you be just as comfortable leaving your car in the open sun as you would parking it in shade?Īpple doesn't guarantee my Mac against any malware, spyware, ransomware, adware, etc. Would you be just as comfortable leaving your car in an isolated, desolated place just as you would when you park your car in your garage? The car is the same, and with the same built-in security. They have just made a product with their own interests in mind, and I as a consumer have my own requirements, usage behaviour and therefore a custom made solution that addresses those. They didn't custom make this Mac for me based on my requirements. I am certainly not assuming what you mentioned, because if I did, I wouldn't be seeking help in a user forum.Ī company makes a product for a market, not just for an individual. But to my surprise yesterday, I found this:Īs can be seen, despite being blocked using Radio Silence, this app from Nektony managed to check for updates. I did purchase and have been using it for the last several months thinking all apps that I have configured with it don't have any internet access. This basically allows option 1 or 3 above. Sticking with macOS, we have a partial solution for the above by means of using a 3rd party solution like Radio Silence.
But none exists currently for iOS, macOS or Windows. With Android, users have the flexibility to root the device and use 3rd party solutions (although there is only one solution that exists currently). Unfortunately, a simple solution like that doesn't exist on any platform - iOS, Android, Windows or macOS.
Coming from a non-IT background, and the fact that I understand very little about system security and how OS/ apps work, I still think there should be built-in solutions on every OS that allows network configuration as follows:
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