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Completely agree. Occasionally I run Charles Proxy[1] on my iPhone to analyze network activity and am disturbed by what I see. Software shouldn't be able to ope

by ary 4y ago

Completely agree. Occasionally I run Charles Proxy[1] on my iPhone to analyze network activity and am disturbed by what I see. Software shouldn't be able to open arbitrary network connections without user consent/control, but we're not there yet to a large enough degree on mobile unfortunately. [1] https://www.charlesproxy.com/documentation/ios/ https://www.charlesproxy.com/documentation/ios/

KyeRussell 4y ago
The reality is that this sort of control would only be attractive to a very very small fraction of users, and no, not just because ‘people don’t care about privacy’ or whatever. There are just very few situations where someone is going to be able to look at this sort of data and do anything meaningful with it, especially when a) most apps are justifiably internet-connected, and b) the homogeneity of public cloud infra means you can’t really tell anything apart from endpoint alone.
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- rolfrp 4y ago
  A good set and forget option for the non-tecnical or those that can't be bothered is https://www.iantispy.com https://www.iantispy.com, basically just does it's thing and doesn't nag to upgrade.
  - TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
    This product looks a little scary. The ensure mentions no address or names, just that it’s made in Australia and an email address for support. You’re giving this app complete control of your system and have no idea what they’re doing with the data. At least with Little Snitch and uBlock Origin, I know who is behind it and maybe there is safety in numbers of users.
    - rolfrp 4y ago
      Yeah nice one... Little Snitch is made in Austria and has email for support. The one I suggested is made in Australia and also has email for support. They are both offered by registered companies with their relevant registration numbers shown on their respective sites. Both have a privacy policy and a terms of service. Both "have complete control of your system" (whatever that even means, neither requires elevated privs). Seems pretty standard. iAntiSpy is also on the App Store, so there's that too.
- eviks 4y ago
  But you don't have to do it yourself, that's what all the blocklists more knowledgeable people have created are for!
- Flimm 4y ago
  Privacy is not the only use-case. Some users need to monitor data usage to avoid bills they cannot afford.
kalleboo 4y ago
Starting in iOS 15.2 you can turn on the App Privacy Report to log which domains each app on your phone connects to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212958 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212958 It would be nice for them to add a block option in there as well
- wepple 4y ago
  Wow, just wow. I had no idea this existed, that’s awesome. Thank you!

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KyeRussell 4y ago

The reality is that this sort of control would only be attractive to a very very small fraction of users, and no, not just because ‘people don’t care about privacy’ or whatever. There are just very few situations where someone is going to be able to look at this sort of data and do anything meaningful with it, especially when a) most apps are justifiably internet-connected, and b) the homogeneity of public cloud infra means you can’t really tell anything apart from endpoint alone.

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rolfrp 4y ago
A good set and forget option for the non-tecnical or those that can't be bothered is https://www.iantispy.com https://www.iantispy.com, basically just does it's thing and doesn't nag to upgrade.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
  This product looks a little scary. The ensure mentions no address or names, just that it’s made in Australia and an email address for support. You’re giving this app complete control of your system and have no idea what they’re doing with the data. At least with Little Snitch and uBlock Origin, I know who is behind it and maybe there is safety in numbers of users.
  - rolfrp 4y ago
    Yeah nice one... Little Snitch is made in Austria and has email for support. The one I suggested is made in Australia and also has email for support. They are both offered by registered companies with their relevant registration numbers shown on their respective sites. Both have a privacy policy and a terms of service. Both "have complete control of your system" (whatever that even means, neither requires elevated privs). Seems pretty standard. iAntiSpy is also on the App Store, so there's that too.
eviks 4y ago
But you don't have to do it yourself, that's what all the blocklists more knowledgeable people have created are for!
Flimm 4y ago
Privacy is not the only use-case. Some users need to monitor data usage to avoid bills they cannot afford.

kalleboo 4y ago

Starting in iOS 15.2 you can turn on the App Privacy Report to log which domains each app on your phone connects to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212958 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212958 It would be nice for them to add a block option in there as well

wepple 4y ago
Wow, just wow. I had no idea this existed, that’s awesome. Thank you!