Stop Your Programs Reporting Your Activity with Little Snitch
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- Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
- Our computers constantly talk to servers across the internet without us realizing, sharing information about our activities. Most of us don't even realize how many programs are silently connecting to the internet and sharing data. It usually happens without our explicit consent.
But we can block these connections. On Mac, you can use a program called Little Snitch.
In this video we look at the data is silently transmitted from our computer through things like telemetry, and show you how to use Little Snitch to regain control over the data leaving your computer.
00:00 Your Computer’s SECRET WHISPERS
01:39 Data Leaving Your Computer
04:02 Little Snitch Walkthrough
10:13 Bazzell’s Settings
10:35 A Note About Alerts and Rules
11:48 Conclusion
Using a reverse firewall like Little Snitch can be very revealing about how much data is silently being transmitted from our computer. Simply becoming aware of this can help us make better decisions with the tech we use.
Our suggestions come from privacy expert Michael Bazzell, and we highly recommend you check out his site: inteltechniques.com/blog/2021...
Little Snitch can be found here: obdev.at
There is a similar product that apparently doesn't have the same granular functionality but is free called Lulu. I haven't tested it though, so you're on your own there!
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She IS pretty cool
Portmaster is another similar program for Windows. All these options would be built directly into the OS if they actually had their customers best interests in mind, but I am just glad there are dedicated people building great options like this.
Thanks for recommendations 👌
blocking apps in Glasswire is controlled by windows firewall and for me it's turned off bcoz I'm using an antivirus which has his own firewall so unfortunately glasswire isn't active in that case!
It's also there for linux
Yeah Portmaster is awesome, probably the best privacy tool out of the box to use on new Windows systems
Unfortunately Safing is still a young and small company so the future is uncertain, but as of now their product is great
Giving it a shot, ty!
Mahalo for this tip!
Nicely done. Can you do a video on Glassware for Windows users? My family can really benefit from this.
Please do!
So glad I found this channel.
Thanks for your kind words and glad it's helpful!
Thanks for making me aware of this little gem! I've had this exact functionality on my Android for some time, via the Rethink DNS/Firewall app, and I AM ELATED to now have the paid version of LittleSnitch blocking TONS of private data from leaving my Mac. So grateful, Naomi❣
Thanks for the tip about Rethink DNS 👍
Just installed the free version of 'Little Snitch'. Thanks Naomi, always trying to keep up with safety and security.
get lulu instead
I have a Firewalla Gold hardware firewall and it is amazing the % of requests and data it blocks, and that is right out of the box before creating additional rules.
I have Firewalla Gold Plus and it's great but using something like Portmaster in conjunction with it is better to have control blocking apps in the OS too.
Safing Portmaster is also great for this. Available for Linux and Windows.
I remember many years ago when I got an alert that someone was trying to use Firefox as a server. Back then I found that surprising. There's no telling what other apps that allow this stuff to happen. I use Linux today but I do have a couple of Windows machines because my kids are into online gaming. Anyway, despite my belief that there shouldn't be any government intervention, it seems that these software developers bring government regulation upon themselves. Too bad the government can't seem to lock down their own systems let alone our systems.
I have a PCWRT router for parental controls, but you can use it to block any outbound traffic if you want. A lot of the telemetry is blocked by the built-in ad blocker, which you can fine tune to suit your needs. IMO a router solution is needed to block data exhilaration by smart TVs, cameras, door bells etc.
You never stop to support and surprise us more!! It's true that getting harder to remain at peace.
Linux is generally a more ethical choice if you are concerned with those things
I have both windows 11 and Linux but on separate HDD’s
I love that I found this video. I made a comment on a video regarding security... by Microsoft. People are really blind to threats from the OS sometimes.
Is there any software like little snitch available for Ubuntu?
@@user-vu4ej6bx6zsafing portmaster
@@user-vu4ej6bx6zTry OpenSnitch maybe?
I'm running 2 Pi-Holes on my network (for redundancy and high availability) together with Unbound to act as my own recursive DNS resolver. Thus this helps all devices on the network rather than an individual device. You should see all the chatter from the IoT devices attempting to call home!!
So you can block all devices from accessing the internet chatter? Could you explain how the second one is set up.? I get the premise of the first one, but the second one confused me. Is it series or parallel? Thx
@@shadow-wulfThe iot devices ARE the chatter, and it doesn't become "internet chatter" until it leaves your network, which is kinda the point; keep them from getting out / phoning home.
You only need one pi hole; two is more "enthusiast" territory, and I doubt you wanna spring for 2 Pis rn, aside from running it on old hardware or an alternative sbc.
If you just wanna see all the noise the crap on your network makes, install Wireshark for free; you'll see what he means.
Oh, and don't just plop everything on your network via wi fi just cause you're prompted to. I can pretty much assure you your grape Crush and diet Sprite will stay cold w/out your fridge having an internet connection...
Been using Little Snitch for ages, but - as Naomi says - use it carefully, you can mess up your machine really good.
Like disabling something with no immediate consequence, then noticing half a year later that something you need now doesn't work?
Too bad you didn't do a walkthrough of Glasswire. I have had it installed for a while now, but haven't comfortably been able to set things in such a way that I am comfortable is blocking data transmission and not affecting the performance of this computer.
It's great to have an explanation of how this is used.
I like this "undo" option.
Too many other programs will bury your most recent changes in a list which inconveniently sorted and not timestamped. After you've tried the changes out for a while and discovered they're not working, you can't "undo" them without digging digging digging deep in the mess to find and edit/remove them.
Thank you for introducing that very interesting privacy-tool. I will have a closer look at it.
Thank you Naomi for your excellent advice.
outbound firewall is a must nowadays, block per process
Good advice : "block all outgoings from a piece of software and if it stops working, then unblock"
Walled-garden products like iOS and cars need this too. Although, discovering privacy violations is potentially harmful to mental health, and they want to keep us "safe".
Yes, am unsure if I will ever buy another car in which I can't turn off the 'net access.
As always great video till the very end. Keep up the good work.
What happened at the end? I watched until about a minute to go and then stopped. Thanks for the heads up.
Awesome. Great work.
some heroes don't wear capes, they wear dresses.
TL;DR: Little Snitch is 30% OFF right now, good timing of this video!
I had it installed on an old laptop that I bought but didn't pay much attention to it. I'm going to buy it right now!
Thank you for the suggestion. 🙂
Or use programs and software that respect privacy and be aware of what you're clicking on and/or installing.
Professional as usual! 😘
Great video!
Such an invaluable channel. Best to get on top of these things before AI gets out of hand.
love this channel
Thank you for this.
I had to download this video. Natalie is brilliant.
Sorry. I meant Naomi
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Great Content ...
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I love that people are interested in these topics but I just wish creators didn't have to sensationalize their content/thumbnails etc, to get noticed.
Yep. Makes you lose respect for them, but most UA-camrs care more about clicks and money, than being fair, balanced or even truly knowing their stuff.
@@pepeshopping at this point I don't loose respect for creators, they are just playing the game. They didn't make the rules. I just wish it didn't have to be that way.
This woman speaks. I listen. Then download.
Hi,
I liked of your content about freedom and private online. Also your 50's style is awesome!
You could talk a little aobout Linux too.
The license agreement for Glasswire tells you they have a privacy policy that which describes "how GlassWire and its affiliates collect, use, share and store Subscriber information" but you need to go to a link to read it. Curious, I went to the link and it tells me it no longer exists. I am therefor unsure of what data they use or how, or who their affiliates are but I know they do use it and so do some unknown third parties. Therefore I will not accept such an open ended license agreement. Others mileage may vary.
Fantastic video as always :) is there a version of this for our mobile phones?
Naomi is more for Apple then Microsoft and because of that she made a part of her video for Little Snitch instead of Glasswire. Appreciate the video but not the fact that she didnt do a section for Glasswire.
Thank you Naomi.
Thanks Ron
We have no guarantee that any of this software works in the manner it is intended. We have no guarantee that the blocking software isn’t itself harvesting data and a one stop data collection device. The nature of the software allows it to monitor everything done on the computer without the need to report on if’s own activities.
A fun video to make is a video with all of your privacy knowledge applied to your phone and then give us a rundown of everything you did to your phone and what the experience is like on a regular day of using your phone.
blocking apps in Glasswire is controlled by windows firewall and for me it's turned off bcoz I'm using an antivirus which has his own firewall so unfortunately glasswire isn't active in that case!
This video is basically just a real good snapshot of why I gave up on windows and android and now run primarily a security focused Linux distro
A good video. But any good firewall will protect you from issues like this if you configure them correctly. Such as Postmaster for Windows. Highly recommended if you're interested in PC privacy.
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Welcome! and thank you!
Great content thank you for your work. Can I ask how much data does little snitch and Glass wire send to their servers? Thanks for the vid.
Nice video
I thought Apple made a change a couple years ago that made connections it wants able to go through any VPNs or reverse firewalls?
What can we do for security and privacy for Microsoft users? I tried Linux, but as a content producer, rendering from open source software is a very tiring task. I'm curious about your opinions. What should I do?
Thank you again for all the great information you sure with us. I do have a question: is there any difference in the little snitch app in the Apple Store verses downloading it from the website?
Thank you !, limited info on Snitch around
I find this topic really interesting, so thanks for the video.
I myself would love to get a more detailed video about Windows, though. Like can this Aria program be uninstalled, or does it need to be disabled so that I can use MS Office in a safe way.
They can even determine your geolocation with GPS turned off, and with internet turned off...... They can calculate your approxomate location using bluetooth while it scans for nearby devices and any time any external device picks up any of your bluetooth enabled devices that gives them your bluetooth ID which is unique to your device, and an indication of where you've been. So you gotta turn off bluetooth and bluetooth scanning as well.
And a Glasswire tour for the Windows part of your audience??
that was my thinking
Hi Naomi, QUESTION, What are your thoughts on wireless emergency alerts on a Grapheneos phone where all permissions are grayed out and you cannot change them.Quite worring for a privacy phone.
What about Linux? Pretty much OS telemetry can be opted out when you set up most distros. But Portmaster or Opensnitch, among others, will help see whats getting out. of certain apps that have no built in privacy options.
Hey Naomi can you make a video showing how to use simple login? Thanks.
Hi Naomi. You looks lovely in that dress. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Little Snitch.
I have searched and noted that there is a similar product called open snitch for us in the Linux world
The proper solution is to use an open source OS (Linux) and open source applications. Doing this for the last 15 years; haven't noticed any inconveniences.
Hi , signed up for Proton email and Proton VPN and it doesn't seem to make any. difference at all ?
if youre not using your computer to make money (editing video) or playing games, everyone should be on Linux by now for browsing/email/youtube/etc. I do everything i need to do on a daily basis on Linux and i don't have to worry about any of this. I start Windows once a year to do my taxes and I could probably just do it on the H&R block website on Linux if i really wanted to.
Thanks Beautiful 🥰
i havent seen you talk about the 486 CPUs built into the sub-architecture of the modern intel CPUs yet...
base OS software can stop what its doing so what is the point?
Seems like bitdefender internent protection also does a little bit for blocking apps
Portmaster is a great alternative for Windows
I absolutely agree 😜
thank you for the shout out
Safing Port is free and open source better than the one recommended.
maybe a supplement video on objective see programs would also be helpful for mac users… like knockknock or lulu. but little snitch would be the first choice, imo.
whats your thoughts on pixel7a running graphite.. for privacy.
cheers Chris
What about us Linux users who prefer open source software. Can you tell us about OpenSnitch and if it is a decent tool for this purpose?
In general Linux doesn't collect any user data. However if you install Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome etc those browsers will. Other proprietary software that you install might also collect data. Think of Linux like this, by default its private but some of the services you use or add to the system might not be. Portmaster is a good tool for keeping those apps under control.
Audio frequency around 8k is tuned too high, resulting in annoying high pitch “s”.
How do these compare to 0&0 ShutUp which I have used for a longtime?
Can you do a video about privacy in smartwatches? Technophile myself, I'd really enjoy having one, but I'm weary about the privacy risk it implies using one.
On android, there's an excellent one called " No Root Firewall" which works well to block incoming and outgoing connections.
Is there something like these application shown in this video for Linux operating systems?
OpenSnitch
My Mac computer no longer accepts updates so although it meets my needs for basic use, with my new push for security I will need to buy new. But, what do I buy? My Apple products have lasted more than triple the lifespan of Windows machines. Then since I know very little, will my new graphene os phone work with a Mac? What about my new iWatch, was it a security blunder and what happens when I toss my iPhone? And, I’m totally attached to my iPad. But with a Graphene phone and a new computer, what security risks are on my iPad? Dizzy with lack of knowledge!
I wish you would mention which OS you are talking about? As I only use windows xp and 7 and I'm aware of the lack of updates. So please be more specific. Thanks. Great job though. 🎉
She said Mac, so that's apple and not applicable to you
These tools look awesome. But I can already tell that making the right configuration choices will be difficult.
Are there other videos teaching us which things to block and which not to?
you can import Michael Bazzel's configuration from his website, I highly recommend that. It will get you 90% there! And from there you can try blocking things as a default, and unblock if it breaks things :)
Great video, is there something similar for android?
Nice vid ... for Mac users, but what about softwares Firewalls for Windows users ??? Few years ago, software Firewall were a concern on Windows, and they all disapeared with Windows10 and its included "firewall" (wich is not a real firewall ...). A good review on actuals softwares firewalls should be valuable.
i remember in the 90's there was an application bar for windows that it was always on the top of your screen monitoring programs for internet activity... i forgot the name of it...
I used BlackIce Defender, and later ZoneAlarm, back in the day on PC and found out my Lexmark printer was phoning home. And it would reinstall its phone home module from the driver software if deleted! Finally had to delete it, then create a directory of the name of the module, then write protect the directory, which effectively blocked the reinstall. It was a highly regarded printer but I never bought another Lexmark product.
so can i just delete that aria dll file or does it pop back again?
Best app ever
Mac users might be interested to know that the App Store has a free mini version of Little Snitch and a subscription model of $1.49/month or 13.49 per year payable thru your Apple account. Leaves me to wonder if there is a program for IPad users and IPhone users.
I am more interested in the actual data they get, what it contains, where it goes and what it is supposed to be used for> Can you do a vid on that?
Does using a local limit the data being shared?
Question : Any inexpensive Operating Systems that you can recommend, that are easy to install ? Thx
Linux distributions are easy to install and they are free. if you are new to linux i would start with ubuntu or something similar (pop os, linux mint) depending on your preferences
Devuan Linux is also interested in freedom.
I have a Linux desktop. It reports literally ZERO "back home" except to check for package/version updates. (OpenSuSE)
Hold up Naomi - what's the situ with little snitch & your data? Who develops it? Do they collect your data instead?
As great as this sounds, my first impressions are a lot like those with Clean My Mac or any VPN - it's giving me 'man-in -the-middle' vibes.
Does this issue occur on linux? 70% of my work is done on my linux partition right now which is connected to the web as i write this comment here also, on my windows partition i m always offline
Does Linux uses software made by people!?
It’s less, but getting bigger.
But if you have to ask…
@@pepeshopping Your comment does not make any sense! you know software that is not made by people?
Good video, as usual. Plse is there an equivalent for Android users? Thanks
It Is posible to install in ipad iphone???
I use Arch Linux, though Linux is not a cure-all, Ubuntu Linux has started sending telemetry data...
This will work for a while, but if it cuts into Apples or MS' profits, they will just send all "telemetry" through any open channel. They will identify a feature users really want to have enabled and communicating and just funnel everything through there. This is just a band aid over a gashing wound in our privacy. The real problem is that companies are still allowed to do that and not severely enough punished when they overstep our way to lax rules.
The idea that we have to go to these extreme levels to have some privacy
Can you make a video for glass wire?
it is getting harder and harder to have privacy of any kind and having to pay out the yang to get more methods that will be broken soon is not an option. Our current internet is more or less one giant advertisement and we are the product. I remember in the early days just connecting to single computers to talk with the person and send stuff. Paying to use the services to be their product is pretty crappy. I want them to pay me for the rights to sell my information since they are making money off my activity then I should be compensated for giving up my privacy.