Apple denies spying with GateKeeper and Big Sur The program, called Gatekeeper, checks the certificate of any program run on your computer along with a timestamp and your IP address with Apple – which is enough data to start building a profile on what programs you use and from where. One of Apple’s programs that is allowed to bypass VPN is cause for major privacy concerns. This VPN ignoring behavior was first discovered in MacOS Big Sur’s beta back in October however, now that Big Sur has exited beta, the privacy ignoring “feature” still remains. Q: Could this be (ab)used by malware to also bypass such firewalls?Ī: Apparently yes, and trivially so ? /CCNcnGPFIB In Big Sur Apple decided to exempt many of its apps from being routed thru the frameworks they now require 3rd-party firewalls to use (LuLu, Little Snitch, etc.) ? Additionally, this type of exemption can be exploited by malware. Namely, the Apple App store and 50 other Apple apps are allowed to bypass user based internet routing rules which means Apple could know your real IP address even when you try to get behind a VPN on MacOS Big Sur. Close "System Preferences".Some default Apple apps on MacOS Big Sur bypass any VPN or firewall rules set by the user to send information like what programs you run back to Apple. Scroll down "Retrospect Client" (from the first folder) and "RetrospectInstantScan" (from the second folder) and drag them into the "Full Disk Access" list. Library/Application Support/Retrospect (RetrospectInstantScan) Library/PreferencePanes (Retrospect Client) Scroll down "RetrospectEngine" and "RetrospectInstantScan" and drag them into the "Full Disk Access" list. Select "Go" from the menu bar and then "Go to Folder.". Now you need to find the Retrospect applications to drag into this list. Click on the lock to authenticate and allow changes.Click on "Security & Privacy" then "Privacy".Open "System Preferences" under the Apple at the top left of your screen.
Note that if you have already followed these steps under macOS Mojave, no further action is required. This applies to both a local Retrospect engine and a remote Retrospect Client application. Retrospect needs to be listed under System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access.
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