Seems like most pirated software does a good job of trying to cut software off from internet communication so that it doesn’t get sniffed out on an add-on or update query. I don’t trust most software companies anymore as far as security goes either. So the short answer is at least personally, after scanning everything before and after installation and check network monitor for anything that looks weird while running, yes I consider my system secure still.

Curious what “safe” list you are referring to?

Seems like a simple 5 app limit on what developers can query should be sufficient. Also seems like this should be something users should be allowed to disable completely - at worst you can an error when an app can’t locate a dependency. I admit to not knowing about this and find the vulnerability disturbing.

The irony of gpt talking about copyright violation is just so fucking rich.