Uninstall the NightOwl app

#1

Post by txr » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:23 PM UTC

Uninstall the NightOwl app
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Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#2

Post by andrewfromx » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:25 PM UTC

wow and this is built into macOS now as NightShift right?

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#3

Post by txr » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:31 PM UTC

andrewfromx wrote: post #2

wow and this is built into macOS now as NightShift right?

Yes, the OS function works fine. Haven't used the app in a while, just had it still installed. I just found this by searching for "proxy-gw1-europe.squidyproxy.com" which seemed odd when I found it in my .ssh/known_hosts file.

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#4

Post by andrewfromx » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:34 PM UTC

txr wrote: post #3

andrewfromx wrote: post #2

wow and this is built into macOS now as NightShift right?

Yes, the OS function works fine. Haven't used the app in a while, just had it still installed. I just found this by searching for "proxy-gw1-europe.squidyproxy.com" which seemed odd when I found it in my .ssh/known_hosts file.

ah, i just used squid on my own linux server recently for a weird use case. A client of mine gave me access to https://foo.com/thing only from one ip. And I didn't want to give them my normal desktop ISP ip because it changes so I gave them my static cloud linux VM ip. But it has no gui. So I wanted to use the webapp from my desktop. I installed squid and set it as my proxy server and did tail -f thelog and OMG the amount of requests just my normal browser makes to all sorts of weird stuff!

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

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Post by eyelidlessness » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:53 PM UTC

andrewfromx wrote: post #2

wow and this is built into macOS now as NightShift right?

NightShift is different (but somewhat related) functionality: it adjusts the color profile to be warmer/reduce blue light. Both can be scheduled to correspond to time of day[light] however.

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

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Post by walthamstow » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:56 PM UTC

MacOS pulled it for me, refused to open it

Replaced it with NightFall https://github.com/r-thomson/Nightfall

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

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Post by kstrauser » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:58 PM UTC

"WHEREAS, NightOwl app enables Users to share internet traffic by modifying their device’s network settings to be used as a gateway for internet traffic. Additionally, the User’s device acts as a gateway for NightOwl app’s Clients, including companies that specialize in web and market research, SEO, brand protection, content delivery, cybersecurity, etc."

Fuck that with a chainsaw. Burn it. Burn it with fire.

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#8

Post by mschuster91 » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 5:59 PM UTC

I hate silent takeovers so much. Chrome developer extensions are another very popular thing for bad actors to buy out and replace with malware, and it sucks.

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#9

Post by bbor » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:00 PM UTC

Just want to say: amazing write up. I hope to write like this some day.

Re: Uninstall the NightOwl app

#10

Post by seemaze » Tue, Aug 08, 2023, 6:04 PM UTC

walthamstow wrote: post #6

MacOS pulled it for me, refused to open it Replaced it with NightFall https://github.com/r-thomson/Nightfall

You can also put display settings directly in the menu bar using:

Settings > Control Center > Display > Always Show in Menu Bar

I'll concede it takes a second click to toggle dark mode, but you also have night shift as an option, and it's 100% native.