@dale56 wrote:
But by selecting allow always aren't you allowing them access to your confidential information?
The Mac OS is asking whether or not Turbotax has permission to perform certain functions that the Mac considers secure or sensitive. It has nothing to do with sending your confidential financial information to either Apple or Intuit. (Apple asks because, if a program you never heard of is asking for secure access, it might be malware.)
For example, Turbotax needs write-access to your Documents folder at all times or else it can't save changes to your tax return data file. However, Turbotax only needs access to the camera if you want to load your W-2 from a photo, and after you are done with that, you can disable camera access in the Mac Privacy control panel. Turbotax asked me for access to my calendar, probably so it can post reminders of upcoming deadlines--I don't need that so I didn't allow it.
