Privacy and Security

Question 1

Where do you manage Privacy & Security settings on Mac?

Answer 1

System Settings > Privacy & Security

Question 2

What are the main privacy permission categories on Mac?

Answer 2

Input Monitoring, Full Disk Access, Files & Folders, Camera, Microphone, Screen Recording

Question 3

Which permission level is the most restrictive on Mac?

Answer 3

Full Disk Access

Question 4

What can apps with Input Monitoring permission access?

Answer 4

All keystrokes, mouse clicks, and trackpad input

Question 5

Where do you access Location Services on iPhone/iPad?

Answer 5

Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services

Question 6

What technologies does Location Services use to determine location?

Answer 6

GPS signals, Bluetooth connections, Wi-Fi networks, cellular network

Question 7

What are the four Location Services access levels?

Answer 7

Never, Ask Next Time, While Using App, Always

Question 8

What does Precise Location control do?

Answer 8

Controls whether apps receive exact location or approximate area

Question 9

How do you reset all Location Services permissions?

Answer 9

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Location & Privacy

Question 10

What is App Tracking Transparency?

Answer 10

Legal requirement for apps to ask permission before tracking across apps and websites

Question 11

Where do you control app tracking permissions?

Answer 11

Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking

Question 12

What does App Privacy Report track?

Answer 12

How often apps access location, camera, photos, contacts, microphone, and network activity

Question 13

What are Safari’s default privacy features?

Answer 13

Intelligent Tracking Prevention, Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement, Prevent Cross-Site Tracking, Fraudulent Website Warning

Question 14

What does Mail Privacy Protection do?

Answer 14

Hides IP address from email senders to prevent mail tracking and location identification

Question 15

What command resets privacy permissions via Terminal?

Answer 15

tccutil command (e.g., sudo tccutil reset Camera)

Question 16

What does ‘sudo tccutil reset All’ do?

Answer 16

Resets all privacy permissions for all apps

Question 17

What is System Integrity Protection (SIP)?

Answer 17

Prevents malicious software from modifying critical system files

Question 18

Which file system locations does SIP protect?

Answer 18

/System, /usr (except /usr/local), /bin, /sbin, /var, pre-installed apps

Question 19

Which locations can still be modified with SIP enabled?

Answer 19

/Applications, /Library, /usr/local

Question 20

What signature requirement does SIP enforce?

Answer 20

Only Apple-signed processes can modify protected system areas

Question 21

What are Rapid Security Responses?

Answer 21

Security fixes delivered more frequently without full software updates

Question 22

Do Rapid Security Responses follow MDM software update deferrals?

Answer 22

No, they don’t follow deferral rules and can be managed separately

Question 23

What MDM setting controls RSR application on supervised devices?

Answer 23

allowRapidSecurityResponseInstallation

Question 24

What MDM setting blocks user removal of RSRs?

Answer 24

allowRapidSecurityResponseRemoval

Question 25

How are RSR versions formatted?

Answer 25

Lettered versions (a, b, c) relative to base OS version

Question 26

What does Share My Location control?

Answer 26

Find My iPhone and location sharing with contacts

Question 27

What happens when you turn off Location Services globally?

Answer 27

All apps and System Services lose location access

Question 28

Can Managed Apple Accounts change App Tracking Transparency settings?

Answer 28

No, these settings cannot be changed by Managed Apple Accounts

Question 29

What is iCloud+ Private Relay?

Answer 29

Routes web traffic through multiple relays to hide browsing activity (requires iCloud+ subscription)

Question 30

What happens to privacy permissions when you use tccutil reset?

Answer 30

Apps will request permissions again; no data is lost

Question 31

What administrative requirement exists for tccutil commands?

Answer 31

Requires sudo privileges for system-wide changes

Question 32

What does Full Disk Access permission allow?

Answer 32

Access to data in Mail, Messages, Safari, Home, Time Machine backups

Question 33

Does Full Disk Access affect all users of a Mac?

Answer 33

Yes, it affects all users of the Mac (administrative setting)

Question 34

What can you see by clicking the chevron in Files & Folders permissions?

Answer 34

Specific files/folders an app can access

Question 35

When does the system display permission dialogs?

Answer 35

When an app attempts to access a protected resource for the first time

Question 36

What are the tccutil service names for common permissions?

Answer 36

Camera, Microphone, ScreenCapture, SystemPolicyAllFiles, Accessibility

Question 37

How do you determine an app's bundle identifier for tccutil?

Answer 37

Use codesign command: codesign -d -r - /Applications/[AppName].app

Question 38

What's the difference between SIP and traditional root access?

Answer 38

Before SIP: Root could modify any system file. With SIP: Root restricted from protected system areas

Question 39

What enables sandboxing and parental controls in macOS?

Answer 39

Mandatory Access Controls (underlying technology for SIP)

Question 40

What happens to incompatible third-party software during macOS upgrades?

Answer 40

It may be set aside if incompatible with SIP protections

Question 41

Where do RSRs appear on Mac systems?

Answer 41

On the Preboot volume

Question 42

What minimum battery is required for RSR installation on Apple Silicon Macs?

Answer 42

10% battery or connected to power

Question 43

What minimum battery is required for RSR installation on Intel Macs?

Answer 43

20% battery or connected to power

Question 44

How can users remove Rapid Security Responses?

Answer 44

Settings > General > About > iOS Version > Remove Security Response

Question 45

What are RSRs cumulative in nature?

Answer 45

Each RSR includes changes from previous ones

Question 46

What happens to RSR content in subsequent OS updates?

Answer 46

Subsequent OS updates include all previous RSR content

Question 47

What DeviceInfo keys report RSR information?

Answer 47

SupplementalBuildVersion and SupplementalOSVersionExtra

Question 48

What does the 'Ask App Not to Track' option do?

Answer 48

Automatically denies tracking requests from that specific app

Question 49

What cross-app tracking does App Tracking Transparency prevent?

Answer 49

Data sharing with data brokers for advertising and cross-site tracking

Question 50

When does App Privacy Report start collecting data?

Answer 50

Only after it's turned on in Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report

Question 51

What does Intelligent Tracking Prevention use?

Answer 51

On-device machine learning to block web trackers

Question 52

What information does Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement block?

Answer 52

Prevents websites from viewing personal information for ad measurement