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I have had no issues so far, and I like the permissions requirements as they are allowing at least some privacy improvement.

Funny that everyone complains about privacy invasion but then also complains when the needed permissions to protect privacy are introduced.

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Reading the post, I didn't get the impression that he was complaining about permission dialog boxes in general, but rather about the specific implementation (including lack of documentation and lack of power-user features) in Catalina.

OP here. Thank you. I have no issues with the tightening of security and permissions on Catalina. In fact, I welcome it both for myself and my aging parents who I want to remain safe online. My issue, as you said, is the implementation and lack of documentation for those of us who do know what we're doing.

Worth explaining how you use the device so that we can tell if you're the type of user who would run into problems anyway.

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