Permission dialog: app wants to use confidential information
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## Permission Dialog
Whenever I use the Mailchimp app for macOS, I get a system dialog asking
> Mailchimp wants to use your confidential information stored in Safari Forms autofill encryption key in your keychain
[![macOS Dialog asking, "Mailchimp wants to use your confidential information stored in Safari Forms autofill encryption key in your keychain. To allow this, enter the "login" keychain password. Password [input field]. Button "Always Allow". Button "Deny". Button "Allow".]
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## What I don't want
Mailchimp is the specific example here, but the same goes for most apps. I'd perfectly fine with Mailchimp retrieving *its own password* for mailchimp.com. What I **DO NOT** want is
* Mailchimp to have access to any non-Mailchimp login information
* Mailchimp to see what other accounts I have (e.g., to sell the information to data brokers)
## Question
**What is macOS really asking** for with this dialog?
* Permission for Mailchimp.app to access mailchimp.com login info
* Permission for Mailchimp.app to access any login info
* something else


Asked by Merchako
(1154 rep)
Dec 23, 2024, 06:01 PM