Security researchers lambasted the controversial macOS Big Sur feature for exposing users’ sensitive data. Apple has removed a contentious macOS feature that allowed some Apple apps to bypass content ...

In macOS Big Sur, Apple has stopped allowing certain types of kernel extensions from third-party developers. This was expected and something Apple started to warn about in Catalina. So far, this does ...

For all of Apple’s talk of being privacy-first, often its marketing speak doesn’t match up with what it’s actually doing. And the latest example? Well, it’s Apple apps on Big Sur bypassing firewalls ...

The latest beta of macOS Big Sur has reportedly removed the contentious ability for Apple's own apps to bypass firewalls, and hide their network use. Apple's release of the macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta ...

Firewalls aren’t just for corporate networks. Large numbers of security- or privacy-conscious people also use them to filter or redirect traffic flowing in and out of their computers. Apple recently ...