• This Handy Linux Tool Snitches On Sneaky Apps - Here's Why And How It's Helpful

    From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.networking on Wed Jul 30 05:46:31 2025
    From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.networking

    Handy intro <https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-handy-linux-tool-snitches-on-sneaky-apps-heres-why-and-how-its-helpful/>
    to OpenSnitch, which can monitor and selectively block network access
    by particular apps.

    Just one caveat: I would recommend ignoring his advice to download and
    install .deb files. Ubuntu already has its own packages available in
    the standard repos, just like parent Debian, and no doubt other
    popular distros as well. Stick to those instead.
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