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Disable Dropbox's automatic reauthorising itself for Accessibility
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Afer reading this post, and finding the instructions in the comments, I just wanted to collate this into one place.

http://applehelpwriter.com/2016/07/28/revealing-dropboxs-dirty-little-security-hack/

After following the steps below, Dropbox no longer has access to accessiblilty, nor does it keep re-asking for permission!

http://twitter.com/erny_th Says:

I have better solution:

  1. Remove executable and suid bits and lock dbaccessperm file.
cd /Library/DropboxHelperTools/Dropbox_u502
sudo chmod -sx dbaccessperm
sudo chflags uchg dbaccessperm
  1. Remove (just uncheck) accessibility permission for Dropbox via System Settings.

Given Dropbox's stated reason for wanting accessibility access in the first place is for the MS Office badge - a feature I hate - I don't want or need this on enabled on my computer.

See: https://www.dropbox.com/help/9266#accessibility

Why does Dropbox need Accessibility access on my Mac?

Dropbox uses Apple Mac OS X Accessibility permissions to function properly. Specifically, we use Accessibility APIs for the Dropbox badge (part of Microsoft Office integrations).

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