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orangesilk an hour ago

> [ZoneAlarm] I always found it weird that Linux never really had anything like it.

There was simply no need for it. GNU provided most of the software, spyware was unknown.

Only since comercial vendors package for linux and bring their spyware along, the desire to inspect network rose.

justsid an hour ago | parent [-]

This is such a naive view on computer security. It’s not just about spyware, which is also not exclusive to commercial vendors.

fsflover an hour ago | parent [-]

What else is this about? Debian repositories still contain no malware and if you install software exclusively from them, you'll be safe.

M95D an hour ago | parent [-]

Does it contain Firefox? How about Chrome?

Quote from LittleSnitch:

> Little Snitch for Linux is built for privacy, not security

What's your definion of malware in this context?

fsflover 8 minutes ago | parent [-]

It contains Firefox and Chromium. You are right that they may call home, but at least it's very limited and easily configurable. Could be too much for you but fine with me. Also Debian does change their config by default to minimize privacy issues: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32582260