I responded a few hours later after I got home from an Oscars viewing party. Moving on! Last night he reaches out and apologizes for the extended period of silence, and asks me how I’m doing. After a week I decided his message was pretty loud and clear, figuring he probably ghosted and was too coward to tell me anything, fine I get it. And in my mind I’m cueing bad news already.ģ weeks pass, radio silence. I asked him if he even liked me as more than a friend bc I felt a little pushed away that night and at this point (4-5 months in) I wanted to know if a relationship was even something he was open to. 3 weeks ago we had a day time date and it started off fine, but sometime in the middle of the date I felt something shift and I couldn’t figure out why… it had been several months of this dragged out gray area dating period so after the date I decided to talk to him about it. However throughout the entire time we maintained contact and were always trying to see each other. We ended up having sex for the first time right before the holidays, so we didnt have much chance to see each other until we got back from new year’s. We really hit it off! Unfortunately, there were lulls in our dating period due to busy work schedule, out of town trips/family visits, the holidays, life, the usual. Preferably a built-in one.Me and this guy met in September and started going out on dates once every few weeks. I should have the option to decide on that. Yet the fact that any installed application is completely cut-off from the outside world, severely limits the damage it can do, especially those that by itself aren't of the virus/ ransomware kind. That's not to say I would install random stuff and/ or from random sites. But there is no built-in mechanism to ensure that.Īs someone who installs from outside the AppStore too, I prefer taking additional precautions. I am aware the built-in solutions are great, but not foolproof.īlocking internet access completely for apps that don't need to connect to the internet is one sure shot way to ensure your data remains only in your device. It may be totally harmless for your files, but spies on you and uploads your data. Today, the biggest (or most widespread) type of malware is one that steals your data. Because in the event of a disaster, the maker has nothing to lose. And leaving everything on the maker is both irresponsible, and dangerous. All these exist for sure, and that's why we see updates, which almost always include the security aspect. There is no mention of weaknesses, vulnerabilities, etc. I see all the Apple articles have all spoken about the strengths. Our transaction is strictly a sale-purchase one, and at the most a warranty for the hardware. It is not a matter of trust because we don't have a security contract here. Or would you be just as comfortable leaving your car in the open sun as you would parking it in shade?Īpple doesn't guarantee my Mac against any malware, spyware, ransomware, adware, etc. Would you be just as comfortable leaving your car in an isolated, desolated place just as you would when you park your car in your garage? The car is the same, and with the same built-in security. They have just made a product with their own interests in mind, and I as a consumer have my own requirements, usage behaviour and therefore a custom made solution that addresses those. They didn't custom make this Mac for me based on my requirements. I am certainly not assuming what you mentioned, because if I did, I wouldn't be seeking help in a user forum.Ī company makes a product for a market, not just for an individual. But to my surprise yesterday, I found this:Īs can be seen, despite being blocked using Radio Silence, this app from Nektony managed to check for updates. I did purchase and have been using it for the last several months thinking all apps that I have configured with it don't have any internet access. This basically allows option 1 or 3 above. Sticking with macOS, we have a partial solution for the above by means of using a 3rd party solution like Radio Silence. But none exists currently for iOS, macOS or Windows. With Android, users have the flexibility to root the device and use 3rd party solutions (although there is only one solution that exists currently). Unfortunately, a simple solution like that doesn't exist on any platform - iOS, Android, Windows or macOS. Full network access (with optionally a way to configure WiFi and mobile separately).Coming from a non-IT background, and the fact that I understand very little about system security and how OS/ apps work, I still think there should be built-in solutions on every OS that allows network configuration as follows:
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