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Shared by Little Snitch on 2025-01-24 at 19:40 (original by Jeff Johnson)

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Shared by Little Snitch on 2025-01-18 at 17:14 (original by pixelfed)

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Written by Little Snitch on 2025-01-08 at 17:53

What happens on your device, stays on your device – until it doesn’t.

https://www.obdev.at/blog/what-happens-on-your-device-stays-on-your-device-until-it-doesnt

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Written by Little Snitch on 2025-01-05 at 17:36

“My argument is that consent is always necessary, and technology, no matter how (allegedly) good, is never a substitute for consent, because user privacy entails user ownership of their data.”

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/1/1.html

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Written by Little Snitch on 2025-01-02 at 12:10

It’s enabled by default because Apple probably means “privately” here in the sense of “secretly”.

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/01/01/privacy-of-photos-apps-enhanced-visual-search

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-12-03 at 15:56

Thanks for your huge interest in Little Snitch! Due to the extraordinary demand we’ve extended our Black Friday sale until today 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST).

So there are still a few hours left to save 30% on Little Snitch!

https://obdev.at

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-11-29 at 18:57

You, know, it’s Black Friday. So don’t miss the chance to save 30% on your Little Snitch purchase or upgrade!
https://obdev.at

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Shared by Little Snitch on 2024-11-16 at 07:19 (original by Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦)

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-11-12 at 15:28

We’ve published a Manifesto to make this very clear — we do not spy on our users.

(we actually assumed this was self-evident and didn’t require explicit mention. But, apparently, it does)

https://obdev.at/blog/manifesto

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-11-12 at 15:22

We’ve been surprised to learn that legitimate security software exists that installs a rootkit to spy on their users.

https://heise.de/en/opinion/Analysis-and-opinion-Sophos-and-the-broken-vow-10013195.html

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-11-04 at 21:57

Not sure if it’s a good idea to share personal medical data with Twitter/X to train their AI. Well, actually, we are pretty sure it isn’t.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91218769/elon-musk-wants-you-to-submit-medical-data-to-his-ai-chatbot

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-26 at 13:20

Here’s some additional in-depth information from @briankrebs about the Locate X location-tracking issue.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-25 at 20:40

If a mobile device is capable of tracking your location to create a movement profile, it is quite possible that one day it does…

So be sure to grant access to your phone’s location services only with the utmost care.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/phone-tracking-tool-lets-government-agencies-follow-your-every-move

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-24 at 15:20

If your robot vacuum is equipped with a camera, it may very well see more than just the dust on your floor.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-04/robot-vacuum-hacked-photos-camera-audio/104414020

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-23 at 14:03

Some social media platforms take privacy more seriously than others…

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/113335045675571157

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-22 at 13:36

Privacy and Anonymity are two pairs of similar looking shoes. “Privacy is about having control over your personal information—choosing what you share and with whom […] having the right to decide who has access to your data and how much you want to protect.”

https://www.nbtv.media/newsletter/privacy-is-about-choice

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-21 at 18:57

Little Snitch now also protects your keychain — and your fridge. If you like it, please like it! 💛

• https://www.printables.com/model/1041586-little-snitch-for-the-fridge

• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6799639

[#]3DPrinting #Thingiverse

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Shared by Little Snitch on 2024-10-19 at 07:07 (original by Pelle Wessman)

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-18 at 20:36

Google has started automatically disabling uBlock Origin in Chrome

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-automatically-disabling-ublock-origin-in-chrome

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Written by Little Snitch on 2024-10-18 at 11:16

Thanks to everyone who participated in our license raffle (the lucky winners have already been contacted). And a very warm welcome to all of our new followers! 👋

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