I have been eyeing the MacBook Neo since it was first announced, but I have concerns around court-ordered malicious updates after reading this ( How Malicious Software Updates Endanger Everyone | American Civil Liberties Union ).
Does anyone know if I’ll be safe from malicious updates on MacOS, both system updates and App Store updates/installs?
As I understand it, software updates are different from operating system updates. And Apple can and should be trusted with providing updates to their computers without worry.
I think this is a non issue.
Generally speaking, no, since companies such as Apple and Google clearly track their customers and identify their region. You will be served malware or anti-features if a government requests them, and you may not be informed at all (Snowden revealed Apple’s ties to the NSA long ago). If you fear state-sponsored surveillance you absolutely can’t trust any Big Tech company.
Well, Apple’s historical stance when it comes to court orders that require them to release Apple-signed software containing a backdoor has been to:
So, I think it’s probably reasonable to think Apple devices will not suffer from this particular problem. When it comes to the operating system there is not a particularly good way for them to target a specific user without jeopardizing all other users, which Apple has not done before.
Individual developers of apps from the App Store, on the other hand, could certainly pose a threat. Additionally, I would not fully trust iCloud where Apple could more easily target a specific customer, although I personally would deem that highly unlikely, especially if using Advanced Data Protection.
Apple will protects you from others but who is going to protect you from apple 