How to set up a new Mac mini with Tahoe 26.1 for the best possible privacy.

What settings should I turn off, what do you recommend for the vest privacy on a mac M4 ?

Currently using Linux, just need a dedicated editing and music making machine.

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[–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you use apps from the App Store, they will be sandboxed.

If you download apps elsewhere, they may or may not be sandboxed. It's an opt-in thing.

Whether you choose to have guaranteed Sandboxing from the App Store but at the cost of Apple's increased meddling is up to you.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I heard there is an option of using brew... What are your thoughts? I'm new to all things Mac.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Brew applications are also unsandboxed unless the app developer chose to opt-into sandboxing.

    Personally, I while I love sandboxing, I chose to use brew and other third-party installation methods because I didn't want to use the App Store (and actually couldn't unless I signed in using an Apple account, which I didn't want to do).

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