Originally Posted By: artie505
I've got some info...

That very strongly suggests to me that the updates in question cannot be "turned off"...that they're considered so necessary that Apple has built a backdoor into OS X/macOS to ensure that they can't be ignored.

Any additional info and/or insights will be appreciated.


That's what I always thought—extremely necessary and can't be ignored; but I have not found anything to support this belief.


On a Mac since 1984.
Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.