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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Stealth upgrade ?
Date: 27 Feb 2015 16:46:17 GMT
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On 2015-02-27, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2015.02.26 20:01 , JF Mezei wrote:
>> Laptop. 10.10.1
>>
>> Used to be that opening the clamshell rarely caused the WiFi signal to
>> connect. This week, it magically worked everytime I opened the laptop.
>>
>> I do not use the laptop long enough for it to prompt me to install newer
>> versions of the OS.
>>
>> Since 10.10.1 is out of date, I have to assume Apple would issue
>> "covert" patches for it, the types that are pushed to the laptop
>> automatically without user intervention, right ?
>
> While they may bypass user intervention, there is a notice.
>
> AFAIR I've only seen one update that happened for security purposes 
> without me "okaying" the update.

There's only been one for the NTP security update, and for that one they
did nothing covert. So the track record speaks for itself.

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