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>I would love a simple utility that could not only neatly encapsulate and display the data being sent from my machine out on the network but also allow me to me

by xoa 5y ago

>I would love a simple utility that could not only neatly encapsulate and display the data being sent from my machine out on the network but also allow me to merely check a box to block that traffic. Does Little Snitch not meet your needs there? I believe even with the challenges caused by Apple's unfortunate elimination of kernel extensions it's still powerful and effective. The GUI is solid and I've had solid success over many years with it for this sort of thing.

JKCalhoun 5y ago
Thank (both of) you. I don't know why, I had always assumed Little Snitch was command-line. I'll play with it. In my line of work I had used Charles (but no, that is not something I would consider was to use).
azalemeth 5y ago
It's worth mentioning that an excellent FOSS alternative is LuLu -- https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html or https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu [last commit a week ago!]
d3nj4l 5y ago
OpenSnitch is a good equivalent for Linux users, btw. Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux!
- Multicomp 5y ago
  > Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux! You make a good point that I'd not really considered. When I'm on Linux, I have a tendency to think I'm less likely to be tracked for stuff since mostly I just use the open source drivers. I have a wacom tablet connected to my machine running Fedora and didn't install wacom drivers, it 'just worked' using whoever's amazing open source graphics tablet driver contributions. But if I didn't know that or I had to install Wacom's sneaky drivers anyways? If I had to use Little / Open Snitch either way to use a particular piece of hardware, the thought occurs to me (this may be OT) that it I may just wander back to what I'm used to from the past: Windows. Gravity pulls me to Windows because I'm familiar with its UX, I have lots of software I run on it, and it's less fragmented than desktop Linux. But I am using Fedora here because it has a superior privacy stance, is not going to force me to update, is not going to violate my express preferences by willfully ignoring or un-setting my settings, and because there's less third party drivers required (provided I do the special Linux-friendly hardware dance). I guess I'm trying to say one's personal computing choices are a constantly changing balance and your statement caused me to re-evaluate my balance there, so thank you for the thought provoking comment.

by xoa 5y ago

JKCalhoun 5y ago

Thank (both of) you. I don't know why, I had always assumed Little Snitch was command-line. I'll play with it. In my line of work I had used Charles (but no, that is not something I would consider was to use).

azalemeth 5y ago

It's worth mentioning that an excellent FOSS alternative is LuLu -- https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html https://objective-see.com/products/lulu.html or https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu [last commit a week ago!]

d3nj4l 5y ago

OpenSnitch is a good equivalent for Linux users, btw. Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux!

Multicomp 5y ago
> Don’t assume you’re not being mined for data because you’re on Linux! You make a good point that I'd not really considered. When I'm on Linux, I have a tendency to think I'm less likely to be tracked for stuff since mostly I just use the open source drivers. I have a wacom tablet connected to my machine running Fedora and didn't install wacom drivers, it 'just worked' using whoever's amazing open source graphics tablet driver contributions. But if I didn't know that or I had to install Wacom's sneaky drivers anyways? If I had to use Little / Open Snitch either way to use a particular piece of hardware, the thought occurs to me (this may be OT) that it I may just wander back to what I'm used to from the past: Windows. Gravity pulls me to Windows because I'm familiar with its UX, I have lots of software I run on it, and it's less fragmented than desktop Linux. But I am using Fedora here because it has a superior privacy stance, is not going to force me to update, is not going to violate my express preferences by willfully ignoring or un-setting my settings, and because there's less third party drivers required (provided I do the special Linux-friendly hardware dance). I guess I'm trying to say one's personal computing choices are a constantly changing balance and your statement caused me to re-evaluate my balance there, so thank you for the thought provoking comment.