{"id":14542,"date":"2020-11-20T08:27:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=14542"},"modified":"2024-01-25T01:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:24:06","slug":"macos-big-surveillance-bypasses-firewall-vpn-to-tell-apple-what-programs-you-run-on-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/macos-big-surveillance-bypasses-firewall-vpn-to-tell-apple-what-programs-you-run-on-your-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"MacOS Big Sur(veillance) bypasses Firewall\/VPN to tell Apple what programs you run on your computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some default Apple apps on MacOS Big Sur bypass any VPN or firewall rules set by the user to send information like what programs you run back to Apple. Namely, the Apple App store and 50 other Apple apps are allowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2020\/11\/apple-lets-some-big-sur-network-traffic-bypass-firewalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bypass<\/a> user based internet routing rules which means Apple could know your real IP address even when you try to get behind a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/download\/mac-vpn\">VPN on MacOS<\/a> Big Sur. Additionally, this type of exemption can be exploited by malware.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Big Sur Apple decided to exempt many of its apps from being routed thru the frameworks they now require 3rd-party firewalls to use (LuLu, Little Snitch, etc.) \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n<p>Q: Could this be (ab)used by malware to also bypass such firewalls? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>A: Apparently yes, and trivially so \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude31\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CCNcnGPFIB\">pic.twitter.com\/CCNcnGPFIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Wardle (@patrickwardle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickwardle\/status\/1327726496203476992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This VPN ignoring behavior was first discovered in MacOS Big Sur\u2019s beta back in October; however, now that Big Sur has exited beta, the privacy ignoring \u201cfeature\u201d still remains. One of Apple\u2019s programs that is allowed to bypass VPN is cause for major privacy concerns. The program, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/apple-explains-why-it-grabs-data-from-mac-computers-amid-privacy-concerns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gatekeeper<\/a>, checks the certificate of any program run on your computer along with a timestamp and your IP address with Apple \u2013 which is enough data to start building a profile on what programs you use and from where.<\/p>\n<h2>Apple denies spying with GateKeeper and Big Sur<\/h2>\n<p>On Apple\u2019s end, they explained Gatekeeper with an emergency release of a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/102445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support doc<\/a> this week that detailed the security measure. Additionally, Apple has stated that they will stop storing IP addresses with these authentication requests. Some argue that Apple just checks the program\u2019s developer ID certificate for authenticity, and there is no stored hash of the program\u2019s code for Apple to use to compile lists of programs used by individual Apple customers. Even with the existing system, Gatekeeper essentially creates a log of programs used by Apple users sorted by IP address.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An algorithm to guess with overwhelming probability which app someone is using when you observe a Mozilla cert OCSP request from a Mac:<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: guess Firefox.<br>Step 2: there is no step 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Green is on BlueSky (@matthew_d_green) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthew_d_green\/status\/1328053168522088454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apple of course denies that this information is used in that way. They stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cGatekeeper performs online checks to verify if an app contains known malware and whether the developer\u2019s signing certificate is revoked. [\u2026] We have never combined data from these checks with information about Apple users or their devices. We do not use data from these checks to learn what individual users are launching or running on their devices.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter if they did or not, the fact that the information is there means that it\u2019s available for a government agency to come in and use. Additionally, the very existence of this type of privacy invading check opens up functionality issues which were recently highlighted.<\/p>\n<h2>Besides privacy concerns, Gatekeeper even led to usability downtime on Macs around the world<\/h2>\n<p>A recent spat of downtime for Apple servers also revealed another weak point with this Gatekeeper model.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey Apple users:<\/p>\n<p>If you're now experiencing hangs launching apps on the Mac, I figured out the problem using Little Snitch.<\/p>\n<p>It's trustd connecting to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FzIGwbGRan\">https:\/\/t.co\/FzIGwbGRan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Denying that connection fixes it, because OCSP is a soft failure.<\/p>\n<p>(Disconnect internet also fixes.) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w9YciFltrb\">pic.twitter.com\/w9YciFltrb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Johnson (@lapcatsoftware) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lapcatsoftware\/status\/1326990296412991489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Namely, Mac users were unable to execute code or open programs because they would fail the OCSP check with Apple servers. Of course, it is possible to set up a Macbook completely offline and avoid this type of phoning home activity; however, that\u2019s not how most people want to use their Apple devices. It\u2019s important to note that Apple\u2019s new M1 powered laptops won\u2019t be able to run anything besides MacOS Big Sur. Apple has promised to make this Gatekeeper function better for users by adding encryption as well as a way to opt out.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that this is Apple\u2019s hamfisted way to try and salvage the not so true claim that \u201cMacs can\u2019t get viruses.\u201d The truth is much more nuanced than that: Mac devices can get malware, there are always going to be more zero-days found, etc. Apple seems to be doubling down on this specific anti-privacy approach to stop malware \u2013 and that deserves all the reproach I can muster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some default Apple apps on MacOS Big Sur bypass any VPN or firewall rules set by the user to send information like what programs you run back to Apple. Namely, the Apple App store and 50 other Apple apps are allowed to bypass user based internet routing rules which means Apple could know your real &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/macos-big-surveillance-bypasses-firewall-vpn-to-tell-apple-what-programs-you-run-on-your-computer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MacOS Big Sur(veillance) bypasses Firewall\/VPN to tell Apple what programs you run on your 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