How to set up a new Mac mini with Tahoe 26.1 for the best possible privacy.

What settings should I turn off, what do you recommend for the vest privacy on a mac M4 ?

Currently using Linux, just need a dedicated editing and music making machine.

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    16 days ago

    If you use apps from the App Store, they will be sandboxed.

    If you download apps elsewhere, they may or may not be sandboxed. It’s an opt-in thing.

    Whether you choose to have guaranteed Sandboxing from the App Store but at the cost of Apple’s increased meddling is up to you.

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      15 days ago

      I heard there is an option of using brew… What are your thoughts? I’m new to all things Mac.

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        15 days ago

        Brew applications are also unsandboxed unless the app developer chose to opt-into sandboxing.

        Personally, I while I love sandboxing, I chose to use brew and other third-party installation methods because I didn’t want to use the App Store (and actually couldn’t unless I signed in using an Apple account, which I didn’t want to do).