macOS wants access to your Google account

If I give macOS the full control to delete all of my gmail, isn't that a bad thing? I don't want anyone other than me deleting my email.

But basically, why(!) Apple and 'macOS wants access to' anything besides of my operations with the machine? Any electronic communications, including my Gmail account (but not only) are my private dealings with Google and others. To be honest I start considering leaving Gmail in that situation.

As said before it is Google who is making the request. Same as I get gmails saying “xyz device just logged into your Google account, was this you?”

It’s not a Mojave request, it’s Google’s security. Ask them why they are so security conscious, or dump them. The only reason I keep my gmail address is that I have a Youtube channel, but I avoid signing into my Google account if at all possible, dumped my Droid devices and moved all my stuff to iCloud.

In fact you prompted me to download and archive my YouTube videos and delete my channel and my Google account. Google still has my stuff stored somewhere I suspect but of no further commercial use to them and at least they told me its all gone - browsing history, comments by me and comments about me, reviews, timelines, the lot.

If you obtain a hammer to drive in a nail then so long as it is in your grip nobody else can drive the nail in.

MacOS is a tool you are using, fully under your control. You are not giving Apple or anyone else the authority.

Yes. I get the exact same popup the OP did. I'm adding to the description--when he (and I) talk about the text that says macOS wants to access... "macOS" is expandable to show the origin of the request.

EDIT: Ah, I see the confusion. My comment was ambiguous: when I said "original message" I didn't mean from an email, I meant the macOS access "message"

Any message displayed on the screen is put there by the OS. It’s what OSs do.

Choice remains. Accept the request and use your Mac for your Google assets, or refuse and don’t use it, find another device or drop Google.

Agree 100% that it's the OS, and it's a choice to take it or leave it. But I don't think that was anyone's question.

It was more about, why did this happen after the 10.14.4 update? Did Apple change their security policy? Is it a bug? Why do they suddenly want access to non-Apple email when they didn't before?

Again, I'm in agreement: at the end of the day, it's a user decision. But it's fair to ask the question of why the sudden change.

I absolutely agree its a great question. I tried to give a laymans answer.

Do you have one to offer? Or you just don’t like mine?

Security was upped substantially with Mojave. I doubt it was only in the latest version but there are people on here who would know.

Its a shame you used your first post in the forum to hijack someone elses thread, then criticise the answers without offering a better one. Then you had a go at me personally.

I think you broke most of the rules of etiquette on here, but welcome to the forum anyway and I hope you get an answer you like.

Jeez @peter_watt idk how you do it! I can’t even begin to comprehend how much you REALLY deal with that on a daily basis!! I applaud you Sir & doing it ever so graciously. Nowadays all that most people want to do is sabotage the next person instead of encouraging and supporting them. People need to stop being so selfish and more SELFLESS!

“In short, if you want to use gmail with Mac mail, you have no choice but to grant these privileges, .....”

Is no different from what I stated page 1. Its a Google requirement and not a problem. Its not a security risk.

Try to state your arguments without patronising others on the forum.

my first post - at the risk of 'patronising' peter I have to state that he does not seem to understand how awfully he comes over.... as senior on this site his attitude is very confrontational and less than charitable. I just wanted you to know (JorgeB2) you are not alone in questioning the somewhat aggressive and condescending communication style adopted by Peter...

I read through all the threads and I also am wondering how to autosync my iphone and mbp calendars without giving such power to macOS ...

regards

Again, Shahid and JorgeB2, thats a Google generated graphic.

Remember YOU are MacOS in this case. Its a tool not an entity.

You are not giving “Apple” access to anything, just giving your Mac access.

You should me more concerned about what data you continue to share with Google.