Ali Soltani wrote:
Oct 18, 2019 Open the App Store app on your Mac. Click Updates in the App Store toolbar. Use the Update buttons to download and install any updates listed. When the App Store shows no more updates, the installed version of macOS and all of its apps are up to date. That includes Safari, iTunes, iBooks, Messages, Mail, Calendar, Photos, and FaceTime.
... But how is this any different from Apple Updates? Aren't we trusting Apple by granting control of the computer?
Yes, absolutely. The difference is that Apple's business model is not built upon collecting and selling one's personal information, whereas those activities are Google's very reason for existence:
'We believe that our customers have a right to understand how their personal information is handled, and we consider it our responsibility to provide them with the best privacy protections available. ...
What Is My Mac Updater
Perhaps most important, our business does not depend on collecting personal data. We have no interest in amassing personal information about our customers. We protect personal conversations by providing end-to-end encryption over iMessage and FaceTime. We do not store location data, Maps searches, or Siri requests in any identifiable form.'