Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple says macOS applies System Integrity Protection's security policy to every process running on the system.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“macOS applies this security policy to every process running on the system”
System Integrity Protection (Apple Platform Security), Apple, 2026, System Integrity Protection.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is why changing the protection is a system-wide change, not a fix for one app or one feature such as Dictation.
- What it does not show
- The sentence describes the policy's scope. It does not describe the exact processes covered.