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Out of the box, Ubuntu doesn't behave well. [1] Let's not forget applications such as browser plugins. https://fixubuntu.com/ https://fixubuntu.com/ [1]

• quadrangle 9y ago
  I think that's all gone now, as of a year ago. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/01/ubuntu-online-search-feature-disabled-16-04 http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/01/ubuntu-online-search-feat... But even so, that can be disabled via the stuff on that site.
  • annnnd 9y ago
    That's not the point. Sure, everything can be disabled - if you know there is something that should be disabled. Do you? I am 100% sure I don't. LittleSnitch notifies you about such activity and conveniently offers to block it. But it's the notifying part that makes the difference (which iptables can't do because of all the noise on common computer setup).
    • Karunamon 9y ago
      Mhh.. Little Snitch (and its alternatives like HandsOff!) is pretty damn chatty when you first set it up as well. Unless you have an encyclopedic knowledge of what each Apple daemon does, you don't have the ability to make an informed decision on whether it should be getting online or not.
    • quadrangle 9y ago
      Yeah, but what I'm getting at is basically: running LittleSnitch on MacOS makes it clear how much activity is happening. Surely OpenSnitch on GNU/Linux would do the same. But I would assume that some knowledgeable people would know about the extent of the difference generally. I suspect that MacOS programs are far more rampant in calling home, and the GNU/Linux stuff would mostly just be proprietary programs doing it. So, I was asking if people know about this stuff generally…
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