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Any thoughts on the difference between using this vs DNS (e.g. nextdns) with blocklists? It seems like DNS is more convenient as you don't need to run extra so

• lapcat 4y ago
  > Any thoughts on the difference between using this vs DNS (e.g. nextdns) with blocklists? Little Snitch is process-based, so you can block a specific process from connecting to a specific domain while allowing other processes to connect to the domain, whereas with DNS you have to block every process from the domain. And of course Little Snitch gives you process-level info too, which DNS doesn't.
• xp84 4y ago
  Theoretically LS could tell you if some malware was connecting to, say, a strange IP address, which wouldn't ever hit DNS. Obviously a smart/sophisticated Russian hacker wouldn't be connecting directly to a Russian IP, rather using a local-to-you cloud server as an intermediary, but still. I think LS is more oriented toward someone who wants disclosure, as opposed to someone who wants specifically to minimize telemetry and trusts a blocklist to do a good enough job.