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How many people use firewalls on Macs? Genuine question, not trying to minimise the issue (as I think there's little excuse for this).
by FartyMcFarter 6y ago
How many people use firewalls on Macs? Genuine question, not trying to minimise the issue (as I think there's little excuse for this).
- leipert 6y agoPersonally I use it to stop certain apps from phoning home or auto-updating, as I manage them with from Homebrew Cask. There are so many apps which don’t need online access, but still send usage pings or check for updates.
- craftit 6y agoI've read applications like little snitch are popular enough that some malware changes their behavior if it detects it. It must be a non-trivial number. I do personally out of curiosity to see what connections are being made.