Privacy warnings in Big Sur really handy to catch software spying on you in new ways

[s66]

Installed Big Sur last night on a machine

Had to log in to a Google Service (in Chrome) today and got this popup:

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A frigging browser trying to access Bluetooth ?


We all know Google likes to spy on us in their browser, but now also going to open up Bluetooth is really a bridge too far.

So my mind is made up: goodbye Google, for everything and everywhere I possibly can - and yes I'm a paying customer for some services, will look for competitors that work for me without sneaking in things like this.

 

[JonaM]

Is that part of Chrome's integration with hardware 2FA devices which use bluetooth?

 

[IowaLynn]

See that in iOS 14 the first time I launch an app for first, or even after an update. So it happens a lot. The iOS-ification of MacOS

 

[s66]

Is that part of Chrome's integration with hardware 2FA devices which use bluetooth?

No idea to be honest why they want to connect to Bluetooth - I didn't do anything that should have triggered them trying to access bluetooth.

FWIW: I don't use Google's 2FA.

 

[leman]

See that in iOS 14 the first time I launch an app for first, or even after an update. So it happens a lot. The iOS-ification of MacOS

You mean the macOS-inifaction of iOS?