LuLu is the free, shared-source macOS firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections unless explicitly approved by the user. Any unknown outgoing connections, until approved by the user, are blocked by default. While it was designed to generically detect malware by flagging unauthorized networking connections, LuLu can also be used to block OS components or 3rd-party applications from transmitting[…]
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M1 Macs maintain a persistent, hardware-serial-number linked TLS connection to Apple
In case you didn’t know, here you can find some very useful information about the new Apple M1 Macintosh and all the privacy related things about it. Big Sur on M1 (and possibly on Intel) maintains a persistent, hardware-serial-number linked TLS connection to Apple (for APNS, just like on iOS) at all times when you are logged in, even if[…]
Read moreWhy the new Apple M1 Macs are entirely unsuitable for certain critically important industrial applications
The times we live in are truly exciting for technology lovers, every day we are faced with amazing new products and new destructive revolutions. The most recent seemed to be the one implemented by Apple in the field of computer microprocessors, with the introduction of the M1 chips based on ARM architecture it gave the idea of having wiped out[…]
Read moreHow to install Zoom video conferencing chat on Linux
Extremely popular, very easy, very cheap, even free in the basic version. Zoom is one of the most used video conferencing systems of the world, a fast chat service through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform. Zoom is also used for teleconferencing, telecommuting, distance education, and social relations. And it gained a lot of popularity during this Corona-virus period. The Zoom[…]
Read moreHow to install a Monero GUI wallet in Linux
Monero is a fully open-source cryptocurrency that focuses on fungibility, privacy, and decentralization. It uses an obfuscated public ledger, so anybody can broadcast or send transactions, but no outside observer can tell the source, amount, or destination. Staying away from the wars of the fans, in our small, we believe that Monero is currently the best cryptocurrency focused on privacy[…]
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