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*Apple removed iPhone torrenting app iTorrent from alternative marketplace AltStore PAL, developer said that the access was revoked "without any warning". In a statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Peter Ajemian said, “Notarization for this app was removed in order to comply with government sanctions-related rules in various jurisdictions. We have communicated this to the developer.”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=August 28, 2025 |title=Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/767344/apple-removes-itorrent-altstore-pal-ios-marketplace |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903102041/https://www.theverge.com/news/767344/apple-removes-itorrent-altstore-pal-ios-marketplace |archive-date=September 3, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>

*In late 2020, an issue left the domain 'ocsp.apple.com' unreachable for certain Mac users, many of whom experienced unresponsiveness and apps taking minutes to launch. Soon after, users found errors related to the 'trustd' process, responsible for app notarization verification, which was repeatedly attempting to contact the OCSP server but failed.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Samuel |last=Axon |first2=Lee |last2=Hutchinson |date=12 Nov 2020 |title=macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141707/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Mass concern heightened as posts like "Your Computer isn't yours" noted that these OCSP requests were unencrypted and could potentially allow ISPs and other parties to view traffic, as well as allow Apple to potentially build detailed profiles on their users based on every app a user opened and "minute-by-minute usage." <ref>{{Cite news |first=Dan |last=Goodin |date=16 Nov 2020 |title=Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141008/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Apple responded by assuring users that data from these checks had never been combined with information about Apple users or their devices and that it is not used to learn about what users are running on their devices.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jeffrey |last=Paul |title=Your Computer Isn't Yours url=https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |url-status=live |website=sneak.berlin |date=12 Nov 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621143419/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref>

*In late 2020, an issue left the domain 'ocsp.apple.com' unreachable for certain Mac users, many of whom experienced unresponsiveness and apps taking minutes to launch. Soon after, users found errors related to the 'trustd' process, responsible for app notarization verification, which was repeatedly attempting to contact the OCSP server but failed.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Samuel |last=Axon |first2=Lee |last2=Hutchinson |date=12 Nov 2020 |title=macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141707/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Mass concern heightened as posts like "Your Computer isn't yours" noted that these OCSP requests were unencrypted and could potentially allow ISPs and other parties to view traffic, as well as allow Apple to potentially build detailed profiles on their users based on every app a user opened and "minute-by-minute usage." <ref>{{Cite news |first=Dan |last=Goodin |date=16 Nov 2020 |title=Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141008/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Apple responded by assuring users that data from these checks had never been combined with information about Apple users or their devices and that it is not used to learn about what users are running on their devices.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jeffrey |last=Paul |title=Your Computer Isn't Yours |url=https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |url-status=live |website=sneak.berlin |date=12 Nov 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621143419/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref>

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 *Apple removed iPhone torrenting app iTorrent from alternative marketplace AltStore PAL, developer said that the access was revoked "without any warning". In a statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Peter Ajemian said, “Notarization for this app was removed in order to comply with government sanctions-related rules in various jurisdictions. We have communicated this to the developer.”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weatherbed |first=Jess |date=August 28, 2025 |title=Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/767344/apple-removes-itorrent-altstore-pal-ios-marketplace |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903102041/https://www.theverge.com/news/767344/apple-removes-itorrent-altstore-pal-ios-marketplace |archive-date=September 3, 2025 |work=The Verge}}</ref>
-*In late 2020, an issue left the domain 'ocsp.apple.com' unreachable for certain Mac users, many of whom experienced unresponsiveness and apps taking minutes to launch. Soon after, users found errors related to the 'trustd' process, responsible for app notarization verification, which was repeatedly attempting to contact the OCSP server but failed.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Samuel |last=Axon |first2=Lee |last2=Hutchinson |date=12 Nov 2020 |title=macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141707/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Mass concern heightened as posts like "Your Computer isn't yours" noted that these OCSP requests were unencrypted and could potentially allow ISPs and other parties to view traffic, as well as allow Apple to potentially build detailed profiles on their users based on every app a user opened and "minute-by-minute usage." <ref>{{Cite news |first=Dan |last=Goodin |date=16 Nov 2020 |title=Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141008/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Apple responded by assuring users that data from these checks had never been combined with information about Apple users or their devices and that it is not used to learn about what users are running on their devices.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jeffrey |last=Paul |title=Your Computer Isn't Yours url=https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |url-status=live |website=sneak.berlin |date=12 Nov 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621143419/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref>
+*In late 2020, an issue left the domain 'ocsp.apple.com' unreachable for certain Mac users, many of whom experienced unresponsiveness and apps taking minutes to launch. Soon after, users found errors related to the 'trustd' process, responsible for app notarization verification, which was repeatedly attempting to contact the OCSP server but failed.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Samuel |last=Axon |first2=Lee |last2=Hutchinson |date=12 Nov 2020 |title=macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141707/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-big-sur-launch-appears-to-cause-temporary-slowdown-in-even-non-big-sur-macs/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Mass concern heightened as posts like "Your Computer isn't yours" noted that these OCSP requests were unencrypted and could potentially allow ISPs and other parties to view traffic, as well as allow Apple to potentially build detailed profiles on their users based on every app a user opened and "minute-by-minute usage." <ref>{{Cite news |first=Dan |last=Goodin |date=16 Nov 2020 |title=Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |url-status=live |website=Ars Technica |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621141008/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref> Apple responded by assuring users that data from these checks had never been combined with information about Apple users or their devices and that it is not used to learn about what users are running on their devices.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Jeffrey |last=Paul |title=Your Computer Isn't Yours |url=https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |url-status=live |website=sneak.berlin |date=12 Nov 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260621143419/https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-yours/ |archive-date=21 Jun 2026}}</ref>
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