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How does this compare to the "LuLu" app from Objective-See? IIRC that one was open source, while this isn't. A few years ago there was a concern that Apple was

How does this compare to the "LuLu" app from Objective-See? IIRC that one was open source, while this isn't. A few years ago there was a concern that Apple was exempting itself from some of these firewalls. Were these concerns ever addressed in any meaningful way by any of these apps since then?

lapcat 4y ago
> IIRC that one was open source, while this isn't. Yes. Little Snitch has been around for for a long time, though, something like 20 years. The developer Obdev is trustworthy, and I wholeheartedly recommend Little Snitch (the full version; I haven't tried the Mini version). > A few years ago there was a concern that Apple was exempting itself from some of these firewalls. Were these concerns ever addressed in any meaningful way by any of these apps since then? Apple fixed the issue.
- dylan604 4y ago
  >Apple fixed the issue. What does that mean? They now play by the same rules as other software, or they just did something else without actually addressing the problem? After Office Space and "we fixed the glitch", simply saying "fixed the issue" leaves a lot to the imagination.
  - lapcat 4y ago
    > What does that mean? They now play by the same rules as other software Yes. Here's the developer of LuLu explaining it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179028 https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179028
    - rvnx 4y ago
      I think I saw that Little Snitch itself doesn't show all its own connections as far as I know EDIT: Source was old posts on alt.hackintosh saying that you have to block one specific IP to prevent the call home and another one regarding LS4 saying that you have to nullroute some some Hetzner hosts. My guess was that if you had to add some hosts to prevent LS to check its own license online, that it means that LS has its own way to go around the firewall rules. EDIT2: Genuinely no idea, I guess we have to ask someone who uses a cracked version
      - lapcat 4y ago
        > Though Little Snitch itself doesn't show all its own connections as far as I know It does. You can even block the Little Snitch Software Update process if you want.
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      - sneak 4y ago
        Yes, it does.

lapcat 4y ago

> IIRC that one was open source, while this isn't. Yes. Little Snitch has been around for for a long time, though, something like 20 years. The developer Obdev is trustworthy, and I wholeheartedly recommend Little Snitch (the full version; I haven't tried the Mini version). > A few years ago there was a concern that Apple was exempting itself from some of these firewalls. Were these concerns ever addressed in any meaningful way by any of these apps since then? Apple fixed the issue.

dylan604 4y ago
>Apple fixed the issue. What does that mean? They now play by the same rules as other software, or they just did something else without actually addressing the problem? After Office Space and "we fixed the glitch", simply saying "fixed the issue" leaves a lot to the imagination.
- lapcat 4y ago
  > What does that mean? They now play by the same rules as other software Yes. Here's the developer of LuLu explaining it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179028 https://www.patreon.com/posts/46179028
  - rvnx 4y ago
    I think I saw that Little Snitch itself doesn't show all its own connections as far as I know EDIT: Source was old posts on alt.hackintosh saying that you have to block one specific IP to prevent the call home and another one regarding LS4 saying that you have to nullroute some some Hetzner hosts. My guess was that if you had to add some hosts to prevent LS to check its own license online, that it means that LS has its own way to go around the firewall rules. EDIT2: Genuinely no idea, I guess we have to ask someone who uses a cracked version
    - lapcat 4y ago
      > Though Little Snitch itself doesn't show all its own connections as far as I know It does. You can even block the Little Snitch Software Update process if you want.
      - deleted 4y ago
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    - sneak 4y ago
      Yes, it does.