▲ 83 ▼ Little Snitch comes to Linux to expose what your software is really doing (nerds.xyz) submitted 7 months ago by misk@piefed.social to c/linux@programming.dev 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] abominable_panda@lemmy.world 72 points 7 months ago (3 children) Proprietary close source backend? No thanks permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] randomname@lemmy.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Then use opensnitch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Thanks for the recommendation. However, the UI of this proprietary app does look nice. The first paragraph is kind of ironic considering this is closed source software. Lately, there’s been a growing unease around software, and not just among security folks. With governments and big organizations starting to rethink their reliance on foreign-controlled tech, a pretty uncomfortable truth is getting more attention. If a vendor controls updates, it can push whatever code it wants onto your machine, whenever it wants, with full privileges. Most people know this on some level, but it’s easier not to dwell on it. Software that listens to every internet connection on your PC has the potential to be pretty invasive if it'a malicious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] randomname@lemmy.org 3 points 7 months ago I use little snitch on my Mac. I’ve always hated how it wasn’t available for Linux. I understand that some people don’t like proprietary software, but there have been no cases of anyone suggesting this developer is untrustworthy. I know that’s a gamble, but even with open source software… Is anyone Actually looking through that code themselves? No. Having the software installed has pointed out how many applications actually ask for an Internet connection. It tells you exactly where they’re going, And you can block specific domains and IP addresses from specific applications. It gets very fine grain. Anyway, I like it and I think everybody should be running at least open snitch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] randomname@lemmy.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children) Then use opensnitch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Thanks for the recommendation. However, the UI of this proprietary app does look nice. The first paragraph is kind of ironic considering this is closed source software. Lately, there’s been a growing unease around software, and not just among security folks. With governments and big organizations starting to rethink their reliance on foreign-controlled tech, a pretty uncomfortable truth is getting more attention. If a vendor controls updates, it can push whatever code it wants onto your machine, whenever it wants, with full privileges. Most people know this on some level, but it’s easier not to dwell on it. Software that listens to every internet connection on your PC has the potential to be pretty invasive if it'a malicious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] randomname@lemmy.org 3 points 7 months ago I use little snitch on my Mac. I’ve always hated how it wasn’t available for Linux. I understand that some people don’t like proprietary software, but there have been no cases of anyone suggesting this developer is untrustworthy. I know that’s a gamble, but even with open source software… Is anyone Actually looking through that code themselves? No. Having the software installed has pointed out how many applications actually ask for an Internet connection. It tells you exactly where they’re going, And you can block specific domains and IP addresses from specific applications. It gets very fine grain. Anyway, I like it and I think everybody should be running at least open snitch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Thanks for the recommendation. However, the UI of this proprietary app does look nice. The first paragraph is kind of ironic considering this is closed source software. Lately, there’s been a growing unease around software, and not just among security folks. With governments and big organizations starting to rethink their reliance on foreign-controlled tech, a pretty uncomfortable truth is getting more attention. If a vendor controls updates, it can push whatever code it wants onto your machine, whenever it wants, with full privileges. Most people know this on some level, but it’s easier not to dwell on it. Software that listens to every internet connection on your PC has the potential to be pretty invasive if it'a malicious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] randomname@lemmy.org 3 points 7 months ago I use little snitch on my Mac. I’ve always hated how it wasn’t available for Linux. I understand that some people don’t like proprietary software, but there have been no cases of anyone suggesting this developer is untrustworthy. I know that’s a gamble, but even with open source software… Is anyone Actually looking through that code themselves? No. Having the software installed has pointed out how many applications actually ask for an Internet connection. It tells you exactly where they’re going, And you can block specific domains and IP addresses from specific applications. It gets very fine grain. Anyway, I like it and I think everybody should be running at least open snitch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] randomname@lemmy.org 3 points 7 months ago I use little snitch on my Mac. I’ve always hated how it wasn’t available for Linux. I understand that some people don’t like proprietary software, but there have been no cases of anyone suggesting this developer is untrustworthy. I know that’s a gamble, but even with open source software… Is anyone Actually looking through that code themselves? No. Having the software installed has pointed out how many applications actually ask for an Internet connection. It tells you exactly where they’re going, And you can block specific domains and IP addresses from specific applications. It gets very fine grain. Anyway, I like it and I think everybody should be running at least open snitch. permalink fedilink source parent