The macOS Process Journey — “tccd” (Transparency, Consent, and Control Daemon)

TCC is a macOS mechanism that is used in order to control/limit access of applications to specific features of the operating system. Among those privacy related permissions are: full disk access, location services, contacts, camera, accessibility, microphone and more (<a href="https://www.rainforestqa.com/blog/macos-tcc-db-deep-dive" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rainforestqa.com/blog/macos-tcc-db-deep-dive</a>). It was introduced in OSX Mavericks (10.9) that was released on 22-October-2013. Thus, we can say TCC is used in macOS for preventing applications from accessing data that might be sensitive without any user consent. For example in case of an access by an app to the “Downloads“ folder the operating system will display an alert <a href="https://medium.com/@boutnaru/the-macos-process-journey-tccd-transparency-consent-and-control-daemon-9ac60b950bbe">Website</a>