Juedne wrote:
Bear with me – this is a Mac OS question, not an Adobe question!
This is an Adobe question. Nevertheless, I will answer it.
Adobe Bridge won't display data on external drives. Adobe advises it's a known issue with some older Mac OS, but I'm experiencing it on Sequoia v15.3.2.
That sounds typical. It should be obvious that any app can display data on an external drive.
The attached error message appears, which I assume may resolve the problem, but I'd like to learn more before giving permission.
I’m an experienced Mac user, but not a tech-head; I don't understand what System Events.app does (yes I've looked it up!) and I'm increasingly concerned by the level of privacy invasion now inherent in using Adobe apps.
Adobe is a major corporation. They've developed a clever "two-sided market" method for their products. Essentially, they look the other way at massive levels of software piracy by individuals, knowing that it ultimately helps their control of the market when everyone uses Adobe products and promotes themselves as Adobe experts. The real money is in organizational licensing.
For some time now, Adobe has been pretty hostile to Apple products.
However, Adobe is still a traditional corporation. They make their money from software licensing, not personal information. You're concerned about privacy implications of giving Adobe scripting access. I'm quite sure that Adobe doesn't care about your personal information. They just want the scripting access to run the app.
If Adobe really did want information, they would give you the software for free and it wouldn't need scripting access to run. It's asking for scripting access because they've taken shortcuts and didn't want to bother doing it correctly. It's just a Mac after all. So why bother?
Most likely, you have already given all the information broker apps all the access they need.
Before giving permission, I'd like to understand the implications of allowing any 3rd-party app to access the Mac’s System Events.app.
Now this is more of a Mac question. Adobe is not a typical software app. Adobe is old-school. It is safe to give Adobe access. I certainly couldn't say the same for "any 3rd-party app".
