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Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by Aurornis »

para_parolu wrote: post #6

Little Snitch is one of the best pieces of software out there. It’s essential for every macOS user, works very well, and is a one-time payment. I truly hope it stays that way and doesn’t go down the same path as 1Password. I’m very grateful to the developers for creating such an excellent product. I wish more software were like this.

> and is a one-time payment

I feel like I’ve done many one-time payments to get the new version of Little Snitch through the years.

I’m not currently using it, but for a long time it was on my list of Mac apps that I feared having to pay to upgrade with every new macOS release.

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by randmeerkat »

jen729w wrote: post #22
cynix wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and is a one-time payment Well technically it's like a "subscription with indeterminate renewal cycle". Every few years they release a new major version and sometimes you have to pay to upgrade. Of course you can choose to not upgrade... but then you don't get the new features, and it's unclear if the old version will support all newer macOS releases.

Technically that's what we call "buying software".

> Technically that's what we call "buying software".

What a novel idea. You mean once upon a time you didn’t have to pay a monthly racket for a piece of software you wanted..?

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by gouggoug »

verst wrote: post #28

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Did you happen to stop at the gas station that same day? What does “that very transaction caused a fraud alert” mean? It’s not unusual for multiple transactions to be marked as fraud, even legitimate ones, when a credit card is stolen.

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by dcreater »

para_parolu wrote: post #6

Little Snitch is one of the best pieces of software out there. It’s essential for every macOS user, works very well, and is a one-time payment. I truly hope it stays that way and doesn’t go down the same path as 1Password. I’m very grateful to the developers for creating such an excellent product. I wish more software were like this.

I have it installed on my main Mac. But honestly I don't use it/don't know if it's doing anything. Should I be doing something?

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by Aurornis »

jen729w wrote: post #22
cynix wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and is a one-time payment Well technically it's like a "subscription with indeterminate renewal cycle". Every few years they release a new major version and sometimes you have to pay to upgrade. Of course you can choose to not upgrade... but then you don't get the new features, and it's unclear if the old version will support all newer macOS releases.

Technically that's what we call "buying software".

You’re not wrong, with a lot of Mac apps (this one included) you need the latest version to use it with the latest macOS release.

When there’s a new mandatory paid upgrade every couple years then it’s not far from a subscription service.

The situation seems worse on Mac where software has much shorter lifespans without new releases. On Windows I’m still using some engineering software I bought over a decade ago and it’s like nothing ever changed.

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by Aurornis »

tiffanyh wrote: post #11
Hikikomori wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whats wrong with 1password?

A few years ago, 1password became an electron app - and the Internet seemed to lose its mind when that happened.

I think they’re referring to the forced changeover to cloud hosting and subscription services.

For years you could buy 1Password and then store your vault on your own syncing service like Dropbox. You owned the software and controlled your data. Then they switched to subscription-only and forced you to use their cloud. Really changed the nature of their software for many of us.

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by saagarjha »

SanjayMehta wrote: post #19
danpalmer wrote: post #17

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> It’s essential for every macOS user Is it? I'm interested in hearing why. I've been using macOS for ~15 years, so very familiar with Little Snitch. I think I owned a version many years ago but haven't for a long time. I don't really see what I'd use it for. I don't run dodgy software, I don't want to partially break the software I do run by nit picking what connections it can make as that wouldn't improve my experi…

The best feature is the map which shows the locations of all the connection attempts. You can quickly spot anomalous connections to countries/servers, and locate the specific process doing this. I found a daemon left over from an uninstalled app which was attempting to connect to its mother ship in China. Very strange.

I mean renting us-east servers is not hard if you’re trying to conceal what you’re trying to do

Re: Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS

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Post by thustherust »

triyambakam wrote: post #4
desro wrote: post #3

first application to get installed on every nuke and pave

Never heard of "nuke and pave" before, nice idiom! https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nuke_and_pave

Probably because it is a leftover from the 1990s/2000s when you had to completely reinstall your os. That’s no longer necessary, as long as you’re not using windows.
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