{"id":94970,"date":"2021-11-11T02:36:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T10:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=94970"},"modified":"2021-11-11T02:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T10:36:28","slug":"is-apple-planning-to-lock-down-the-mac-intego-mac-podcast-episode-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/is-apple-planning-to-lock-down-the-mac-intego-mac-podcast-episode-213\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Apple Planning to Lock Down the Mac? &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 213"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+mN2VD-gy?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There is still new malware pretending to be Flash Player updates, even though Flash is dead; Facebook said they were ditching their facial recognition program, but has done an about face; and we discuss whether Apple is on a path to lock down the Mac to only allow apps to be installed from the Mac App Store. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/highlights-of-recent-mac-malware-osx-wizardupdate-and-osx-bundlore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Highlights of Recent Mac Malware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/21\/11\/04\/meta-to-continue-use-of-facial-recognition-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta [Facebook] will continue to use of facial recognition technology after all<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inputmag.com\/tech\/meta-will-continue-to-use-facial-recognition-technology-actually\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta will continue to use facial recognition technology, actually<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oCL_3qSCcVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moe.: Meat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/business\/essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Business Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/11\/03\/craig-federighi-opposes-sideloading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple&#8217;s Craig Federighi Says Sideloading on iPhone Would Open the Floodgates to Malware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/iphone-users-dont-care-about-sideloading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple CEO Tim Cook: \u201cIf you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIMP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rogueamoeba.com\/audiohijack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio Hijack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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