It’s been over a year with these macOS pop-ups and I still have any idea why an app is asking, what should I say, what is the penalty for choosing Don’t Allow, etc. What a frustrating experience.

(Edit: I’m showing Chrome here but I am getting them for so many other apps without seemingly any rhyme or reason.)

Well, this explains… some things.

@mwichary May be of interest to you- I went looking for answers in 2023 when I bought my M1 MBP only to see Chrome hogging 20% of CPU, and I found this site.

https://chromeisbad.com

Chrome is Bad