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		neop1x on Nov 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application Currently the workaround seems to be /etc/hosts override or firewall-level blocking. Just a small reminder that this can soon stop working: Apple's apps bypass firewalls like LittleSnitch and LuLu on macOS Big Sur - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24838816

submeta on Nov 13, 2020 [–]

Will they prevent changing hosts file as well?

tl on Nov 13, 2020 | [–]

It's more likely that their will be an Apple-only private API that uses /private/etc/hosts which already exists, but is editable (for now) instead of /etc/hosts.

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