I don't get that point. "Normal" users won't (and shouldn't) disable SIP. Those who do need to for security research won't really care that Apple knows they're poking into the system (when you disclose a vulnerability, they'll know who you are) and for the very paranoid, you can disable network or block connections to Apple or etc.
It's a strawman argument because for security researchers, there is never a problem of "we can't let them know we're looking". There's also no evidence that Apple phones home the status either.
And re:"barrier of entry". Who should we be protecting?
Amateur security researchers or mass users? As an amateur security researcher I'd happily allow my job to be 10x harder if it makes users even 2x safer.
It's a strawman argument because for security researchers, there is never a problem of "we can't let them know we're looking". There's also no evidence that Apple phones home the status either.
And re:"barrier of entry". Who should we be protecting? Amateur security researchers or mass users? As an amateur security researcher I'd happily allow my job to be 10x harder if it makes users even 2x safer.