The OPS Detector
Mac App Store edition privacy policy · Cognito Agora, Inc.
Effective date: June 26, 2026 · Publisher: Cognito Agora, Inc.
This policy describes the Mac App Store edition of The OPS Detector. This edition is designed to be local-first, user-controlled, advisory, and non-destructive. It explains risk and lets you classify findings — it does not silently take control of your Mac.
Plain-English summary
The OPS Detector helps you review suspicious links, fake terminal-fix instructions, user-selected files, safe security simulations, user-confirmed incident patterns, and plain-English incident reports. Everything stays on your Mac unless you explicitly export it.
Data stored locally
- Protection Score state generated by local checks.
- Findings from links, message text, or support/terminal instructions you enter for inspection.
- Findings from files you explicitly choose through the macOS file picker.
- Safe simulation findings created inside the app.
- Ops Overwatch incident memory records you classify (indicator, disposition, source title, learned date, safe recommendation).
- Incident report text you generate while the app is open.
Data not collected by the developer
| Category | Mac App Store edition position |
|---|---|
| Tracking | No tracking. |
| Contact information | Not collected by the developer. |
| Financial / payment information | Not collected. |
| Location | Not collected. |
| Browsing & search history | Not collected. |
| Passwords | Not collected. |
| Identifiers | Not collected by the developer. |
| Camera, microphone, screen recording | Not captured by this edition. |
| Background remote-control | No background remote-control sessions. |
Your control
- Link and terminal-scam inspection runs only on text you enter — the app does not execute pasted commands.
- File review runs only on files you choose through the system file picker.
- JSON memory import/export runs only through user-selected file dialogs.
- Ops Overwatch memory can be removed record by record, or cleared entirely.
- This edition does not auto-delete, auto-quarantine, block, or silently repair files.
Security boundaries
- No self-propagation and no hidden lateral movement.
- No unauthorized remote-agent deployment.
- No root escalation in the Mac App Store edition.
- No Endpoint Security or Network Extension system extensions in this edition.
- No Homebrew dependency in the Mac App Store edition.
App Store privacy answers
- Data linked to you: none in the current Mac App Store edition.
- Data used to track you: none.
- Diagnostics: none, unless Apple crash diagnostics are enabled through standard App Store tooling.
- User content: not collected by the developer — file names, link text, and incident memory are processed locally and not transmitted.
If a future version adds optional cloud, support, threat-intelligence, or account features, those will be opt-in and documented before release.