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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Did your Mac(s) get slow today?
Date: 15 Nov 2020 18:39:08 GMT
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On 2020-11-15, Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 2020-11-14 at 17:21:33 MST, "Percival John Hackworth" <pjh@nanoworks.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This "phone home" process being unblockable on MacOS 11 means I may
>> be leaving MacOS and Apple with my next system.
>
> I hear you. It would be nice if some government would step in to stop
> this snooping, but it seems that even the EU is no longer interested
> in protecting privacy. 

LOL... Such ignorance on display here.

The process is "blockable" with a one-line addition to the hosts file,
which has been discussed in this very thread. That said, blocking it
indefinitely is a very bad idea, since you are disabling the mechanism
that ensures software using revoked certificates (usually due to
malware/adware/spyware being bundled) won't run on your Mac.

But more importantly, validating encryption certificates isn't
"snooping". If you think that's "snooping", just wait 'till you smooth
brains learn about secured web connections! OH MY!!! SNOOPS-R-US! : O

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