On: Why the ransomware crisis suddenly feels so relentless

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Newer versions of MacOS are doing this with filesystem permissions to an extent, and apps like Little Snitch make it pretty easy to control network connections, though they do cost extra...

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LuLu [1] is free

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I worry that bolting on capabilities will repeat the Windows UAC like fiasco and we'll lose another decade before finally clearing this mess.