What Happened
The popular macOS app Little Snitch brought its network-monitoring tools over to Linux this week.
Why It Matters
In a blog post announcing the launch, one of the developers at Objective Development shared some early results from using the app on Linux: "On Ubuntu, I found 9 system processes making internet connections over the course of one week.
Key Details
- On macOS, we counted more than 100." While the Linux version of Little Snitch provides the same basic functionality for viewing and disabling unwanted connections, it's not exactly the same.
- Objective Development says it's "not a security tool," unlike the macOS version.
- According to Objective Development, Lin … Read the full story at The Verge.
Background Context
The popular macOS app Little Snitch brought its network-monitoring tools over to Linux this week. In a blog post announcing the launch, one of the developers at Objective Development shared some early results from using the app on Linux: "On Ubuntu, I found 9 system processes making internet connections over the course of one week. On macOS, we counted more than 100." While the Linux version of Little Snitch provides the same basic functionality for viewing and disabling unwanted connections, it's not exactly the same. Objective Development says it's "not a security tool," unlike the macOS version. According to Objective Development, Lin … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Source: The Verge – Original Link
Source: The Verge
