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Silly question, but how do we know to trust an app where all internet traffic passes through it? There's a lot of scrutiny of VPN services in this regard, shou
by slimebot80 4y ago
Silly question, but how do we know to trust an app where all internet traffic passes through it?
There's a lot of scrutiny of VPN services in this regard, should it be the same here?
- paxys 4y agoAt some level you have to trust whatever you install on your computer. There's no way to ever prove that it is safe or not. If the developer's reputation, recommendations by the community, quality of the product etc. aren't enough then it's best to just not use it. Beyond that, Little Snitch (and Little Snitch Mini I assume) operates as a network firewall. It can see the domain where the traffic is going, and block it if it wants, but can't see or decrypt the contents of the message. The OS itself will not allow it to.