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As someone who has traveled the bug-riddled Linux road countless times, let me tell you that invoking root-level access for all actions is a terrible idea, both from a malware standpoint and for the ...

I just noticed that the App Store app installs applications I "purchase" with it as chmod root. I'm a bit surprised by this, as it does not ask for an admin password when installing, and on a Unix (OS ...

On March 14, 2025, a root certificate used to verify signed content and add-ons for Firefox and other Mozilla projects expired (note that Thunderbird does not do content verification, so that app will ...