Episode 95: Rich Trouton and the Tale of TCC
Synopsis:
No feature is more controversial amongst Mac Admins than the new Privacy Preferences Policy Control, and who better to unpack it with than Rich Trouton, who needs no introduction. Learn about this new system feature with us!
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- Tom Bridge, Partner, Technolutionary LLC [@tbridge]
- Marcus Ransom, Senior Apple Systems Engineer, CompNow [@marcusransom]
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Links & Notes
Der Flounder: Creating Privacy Preferences Policy Control Profiles for macOS
Carl Ashley: Privacy Preferences Policy Con trol
Reauthorizing Automation in Mojave
Privacy Preferences Policy Control Payload
Opening New Vistas in Security for Mac Users
Working with Mojave’s Privacy Protection
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