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this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2026
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The data in this case is local on the device, but I agree it’s still an invasion of privacy
Is it? Remember when you couldn't launch an app on OSX because apple was down for some reason.
No I don’t remember that, but codesigning doesn’t require all of your data to be shared remotely, just a few encryption keys. Not even enough to know what exactly you are running (although it’s likely something from the App Store in which case they have records of what you bought or downloaded in the App Store of course).