Author Topic: Mac Phones Home (Read 3196 times)

Epaminondas · « **on:** July 06, 2006, 07:42:39 AM »

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showAr...cleID=190300378

gunug · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:02:00 AM »

The guy says that Apple didn't ask him if they could do this but I suspect it's in the End User Agreement. No one reads those!

Jack W · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:27:46 AM »

If anyone figures how to turn this off, please post it here.

I don't even use Dashboard or Widgets.

Jack

pendragon · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:45:25 AM »

FWIW:

I am using Little Snitch v1.2.3 and, contrary to the article, Little Snitch does, in fact, block "dashboardadvisoryd."

The first time "dashboardadvisoryd" attempted to call home, Little Snitch asked me if I wanted to allow it forever, allow it once, deny it forever, or deny it once. I chose "deny forever" and have slept tight ever since.

AFAIK, dashboardadvisoryd has been around for quite some time. For sure it is much older than 10.4.7.

Until, more "facts" surface (vice one opinion), I'll attribute the article to intentionally bad press or sloppy reporting.

Jack W · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2006, 09:03:48 AM »

Thanks Harv!

I'm going to download LS now and start using it.

Jack

D76 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2006, 09:04:12 AM »

QUOTE(Jack W @ Jul 6 2006, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If anyone figures how to turn this off, please post it here.

The first post here says how to disable Dashboard. Nothing on how to turn it on again, though.

Another post in the thread says:

QUOTE

There is a cleaner way to achieve this: tell launchd to NOT launch this service. Here is a short how-to:

http://pp.hillrippers.ch/blog/2006/07/04/D...dvisory-daemon/

There's a reverse procedure, as well.

bil207 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2006, 09:26:10 AM »

If you are not comfortable using the Terminal the freeware utility app. OnyX gives you the option of enabling/disabling the dashboard.

P.S. MainMenu also will turn Dashboard on/off.

gmann · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2006, 10:27:23 AM »

I just wonder if Dashboard widgets are the only thing that is being sent home.

swhitset · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2006, 01:06:08 PM »

Yeah I agree... I have been using Little Snitch for a couple years now. I also simply denied this little bugger forever. I am sure I did this BEFORE the 10.4.7 update.

Steve

Jack W · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2006, 08:56:21 PM »

When I used LS to deny Firefox, FF wouldn't load any pages!

What's with that???

Jack

Highmac · « **Reply #10 on:** July 07, 2006, 01:55:50 AM »

If it's so innocent, why does it need to check three times a DAY? Software Update, which presumably works on the same principle, can't be set to operate more than once a day (AFAIK). I've got SU set to work manually when I want it to, so I can decide what - and when - it updates.

pendragon · « **Reply #11 on:** July 07, 2006, 04:19:17 AM »

Jack

To use most (all?) browsers, you will need to allow them to call home. That is normal AFAIK.

As you’ll soon discover, many apps such as SuperDuper, by default, call home to check for updates. Thankfully, SD allows one to change this preference. But with many other apps, there is no preference/choice. Ergo, the need for LS.

News:

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