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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon keybase

Keybase adds itself to Finder favorites without explanation or permission; repeatedly adds itself back after manual removal

Open webster opened this issue 7 years ago • 10 comments

After installing Keybase and restarting the app or computer, Keybase has added itself to the Finder sidebar, at the very top. This was done (a) without permission – user is not prompted about this change; and (b) without explanation – user is not informed what this is, what it's for, or why/how to use it. After manually removing it from Finder's sidebar, Keybase then re-adds itself to Finder's sidebar. There appear to be no preferences/configuration options to change the behavior.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Observe "Keybase" in macOS Finder sidebar keybase 1 screen shot 2017-06-28 at 10 13 45 pm

  2. Remove "Keybase" from macOS Finder sidebar keybase 2 screen shot 2017-06-28 at 10 13 57 pm

  3. Observe "Keybase" was successfully removed keybase 3 screen shot 2017-06-28 at 10 14 02 pm

  4. Restart computer or restart Keybase app

  5. Observe "Keybase" re-appears in Finder sidebar keybase 4 screen shot 2017-06-28 at 10 15 34 pm

  6. Open "Keybase"

  7. Observe "private" and "public" folder with no explanation on what they are for screen shot 2017-06-28 at 10 20 59 pm

macOS 10.12.5 Keybase GUI Version: 1.0.24-20170619144856+91a6943

webster avatar Jun 29 '17 03:06 webster