On Jun 27, 2007, at 2:04 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 27/6/07, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> As far as legitimate software leaking personal information *out*, Mac >> users indeed should apply! The specific case that started this >> discussion probably wasn't doing so (though there's no way for me to >> tell) but anything on your computer, Mac, Windows or Linux, that >> tries >> talking to the outside world without your permission deserves your >> attention. > > I use Little Snitch. I'm not paranoid, I just like To Know :-) > > <http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html>
Sure, I agree with that. Little Snitch looks neat. Nothing on my system connects with the outside world that I don't know about, however. I have my own little daemons that watch what's going on... I never considered them as a firewall, but I guess one might. Thing is, I *expect* software like Photoshop and Lightroom to connect to the outside world for license validation. Such communications are part of the package that you agree to when you purchase it. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
