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I really hope this tool takes off! The problem with existing tools (iptables & co.) is that they are pretty much useless for "ordinary power users". I don't wa
by annnnd 9y ago
I really hope this tool takes off!
The problem with existing tools (iptables & co.) is that they are pretty much useless for "ordinary power users". I don't want to spend my precious time checking logs and trying to figure out if yeat another tool / extension / ... decided it needed to phone home (or worse). Ideal UI? Block everything, inform me about it (via unobtrusive non-modal message notification) and let me decide on a case-by-case basis what to do with such traffic in future. Bonus points if you keep the log of events so I can traverse and approve / forbid them at time of my choice. Kind of like NoScript, but better.
I don't know how close to that LittleSnitch / OpenSnitch are, but I would love to see that as a standard part of OS.
- tonylemesmer 9y agoGlasswire (paid version) is nearly there - Only annoyance is when using across multiple users on the same machine. An app is blocked by one user cannot be unblocked easily by a non-admin (e.g. one of my kids) - have to switch user, unblock and switch back. Annoying if I do actually want to allow some traffic through. edit - yes Glasswire blocks by executable rather than port.
- annnnd 9y agoUnfortunately it is not available for Linux.