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There's a pretty big difference between notarization on macOS and what's being described here.

What would that difference be?

The fact that notarization is not required to install an app on MacOS.

I'm actually curious whether they're going to allow non-notarization apps to be installed, but keeping it hidden away.

But any developer distributing non-approved applications won't ever be allowed to distribute on the app store as well without paying those fees.

The “human review” part.

Notarization is also optional, annoying as a user, sure, but still optional

Only if you want them to run without the annoying scary virus warning.

Is there human review for notorized apps on macOS ?

I thought it was only requiring a signature from a registered dev account.