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        macOS 13.5.1 Ventura Fixes Missing Location Services Permissions

   Adam Engst

   When Apple released macOS 13.5 Ventura several weeks ago, the only
   specified fixes were for security vulnerabilities (see '[1]Apple
   Releases 24-Jul-2023 Security Updates for All Active Operating
   Systems,' 24 July 2023). However, as users quickly realized, in macOS
   13.5, [2]apps disappeared from the Location Services screen of System
   Settings. Troublingly, for three weeks, Apple said nothing about this
   lapse. The admission that it was just a mistake has now arrived in the
   form of [3]macOS 13.5.1, which says it 'fixes an issue in System
   Settings that prevents location permissions from appearing.'

   As far as we can tell, macOS 13.5.1 contains no security fixes or other
   changes. On the assumption that 13.5.1 is what 13.5 should have been,
   we recommend updating soon, though the risk of waiting for a few days
   is likely low. Once you update, visit System Settings > Privacy &
   Security > Location Services and verify which apps have location
   permissions. In my experience, many apps ask for location permissions
   without good reason, so don't be shy about blocking such requests.

   Install the macOS 13.5.1 update from System Settings > General >
   Software Update.

References

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   1. https://tidbits.com/2023/07/24/apple-releases-24-jul-2023-security-updates-for-all-active-operating-systems/
   2. https://eclecticlight.co/2023/07/30/last-week-on-my-mac-venturas-lost-location-services/
   3. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213268

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   4. https://tidbits.com/wp/../uploads/2023/08/macOS-13.5.1-update.png
   5. https://tidbits.com/wp/../uploads/2023/08/Location-Services-13.5.1.png

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