Little Snitch's network monitoring tool comes to Linux
The popular macOS app Little Snitch has been ported to Linux, allowing users to view and control unwanted network connections on their Linux systems.
Why it matters
The availability of Little Snitch on Linux provides users with an additional tool to monitor and control their system's network activity, which can be important for privacy and security.
Key Points
- 1Little Snitch, a network monitoring tool, is now available for Linux
- 2The Linux version provides similar functionality to the macOS version, but is not a security tool
- 3Objective Development found fewer system processes making internet connections on Linux compared to macOS
Details
Little Snitch, a network monitoring and control application, has been ported from macOS to Linux. The tool allows users to view and disable unwanted network connections on their systems. According to the developers, the Linux version provides the same basic functionality as the macOS version, but is not considered a security tool like the original. Objective Development, the company behind Little Snitch, found that on Ubuntu, there were only 9 system processes making internet connections over the course of a week, compared to more than 100 on macOS. This suggests that the Linux operating system may have fewer background processes connecting to the internet by default.
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