It must be said that it is possible to force quit the app, but not everyone trying to get out of paying the subscription fee may know how to do this, or even that this is a way to defeat their supposedly “locked” screen. Edoardo Vacchi, chief software engineer at Red Hat, first highlightedthe app's shady tactics on April 12, with security researcher and fierce Apple critic Kosta Eleftheriou sounding the alarm on Twitter shortly after.Īs Eleftheriou explains, the application “immediately asks you for money” – a $9.99 subscription fee – and then removes your ability to quit the app by disabling keyboard shortcuts and making the Mac menu bar inaccessible. The App in question – My Metronome – has now been removed from the App Store. The safety and security that comes with Apple's app store in general – as well as the company's App Developer Program – have been leveraged by Apple to thwart legal attempts to force the company to accommodate third-party app stores available on iOS. This kind of report doesn't bode well for Apple. The main culprit in this case – an app called My Metronome – is no longer available for download – but it's unclear whether it was removed by the developer or Apple themselves. ![]() ![]() Over the past few days, security researchers have been alerting Mac users to the presence of apps available via the App store that will force them to pay subscriptionsby disabling keyboard shortcuts and making the menu bar inaccessible.
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