Micro Snitch VS TinyWall

Micro Snitch Reviews

TinyWall Reviews

Micro Snitch mentions (4)

• Discord app on MacOS Monterey is trying to access the camera when it has no permissions

  Also running Microsnitch - https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html. Source: about 2 years ago

• Peloton replaces CEO and lays off 2,800 people

  I got Micro Snitch [1] as part of a bundle with Little Snitch years ago and have just had it running for cases like this. I'm fortunate to not have run into this issue, but I like the peace of mind of knowing exactly if I do. [1]: https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• If your MacBook Pro shows high % CPU, try charging on the right and not the left

  > … 'coreaudiod', because it apparently is constantly listening to the microphone built in near the keyboard and spending cpu cycles trying to filter out background noise. Apparently running the signal desktop app in the background is enough to keep coreaudiod constantly wasting battery. Because signal is open and has been granted permissions for microphone and speakers, even if no call session is open? There’s... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• Camera cover slider

  Do not use them! Apple doesn’t recommend anything thicker than a sheet of paper. So, if you want a cover, cut a piece of Post-it note or something like that. You can also check out OverSight or Micro Snitch for a software approach to improved privacy. Source: almost 3 years ago

TinyWall mentions (25)

• Blocking interent access to certain apps.

  Check out TinyWall. Only allows apps and processes you whitelist. Be sure to allow core services in Manage > Special Exceptions tab. Source: 5 months ago

• Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS

  I used to use tinywall on Windows. https://tinywall.pados.hu/. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Mac shipments grow 10%, as all major PC brands see downturns

  Remove 11 and install Windows 10 ITSC IOT edition until the equivalent for 11 drops. Make Windows shut up for good with Tinywall (https://tinywall.pados.hu/) and whitelist applications as needed. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Comodo firewall and Windows Internet not working: Can't re/un-install

  Microsoft Defender is far better as an antivirus, and there are much better 3rd-party firewall options, even though Windows Firewall works just fine. TinyWall is a very low resource whitelist-only front end for Windows Firewall; Portmaster is a comprehensive network firewall. Source: 12 months ago

• Anyone tried doing default outbound deny on firewall?

  TinyWall is a whitelist only front-end for the Windows firewall. Source: about 1 year ago