Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC)

Overview

Evidence: Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) Description: Collect Transparency, Consent, and Control Information Category: System Platform: macOS Short Name: tcc Is Parsed: Yes Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes Collect File(s): No

Background

Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) is macOS's privacy framework that manages application permissions for accessing sensitive resources like camera, microphone, location, contacts, and files. TCC databases store user consent decisions and permission grants for applications, providing a comprehensive audit trail of privacy-related access requests.

TCC data is crucial for understanding which applications have been granted access to sensitive system resources, detecting potential privacy violations, and identifying applications that may have been granted excessive permissions.

Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about transparency consent and control tcc.

Transparency Consent And Control Tcc Data

Field	Description	Example
ID	Primary key (auto-increment)	1
Name	Record name	Example Record
Value	Record value	Example Value
Timestamp	Record timestamp	2023-10-15 14:30:25
Type	Record type	example
Status	Record status	active
UserID	User identifier	user123
Metadata	Additional metadata	{}

Notes

This data may contain sensitive information that should be handled according to data protection requirements. Ensure proper chain of custody is maintained during collection and analysis.