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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".]Referenced image]Referenced image ## 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