Radio Silence

Radio Silence

Monitor & block apps that make unwanted network connections.

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Jake
I really love the logo! Very clever!
Andre Yanes
Here is an idea: Instead of blocking all the requests an app makes only block the questionable ones. Do so by providing pre-defined rules people can activate. Defining rules per app can be time consuming so there could be a repo where people share the rules, similar to how Alfred's workflows are shared. This way Radio Silence can be used with online & offline apps.
André J
@roadtoaether Great idea. There is an insane amount of calls made per app. Even OSX it self calls home more than I like to think about. If you cancel the wrong call your OS start to miss-behave etc. A public blocklist would be awesome! Although it wouldn't be as simple as blocking an web-ad or a torrent-peer. As it could cause systems to start crashing.
Andre Yanes
@eonpilot exactly. For example in Todoist I block everything but the 2 requests that keep the app functional:
André J
@roadtoaether These kinds of calls should be opt-in if you ask me. :D
Ton
Hunter
The goodlooking cheaper cousin of Little Snitch and Hands Off! that compensates the lack of power-user features with its ease of use.
Jeffrey Wyman
Love the name.
Martijn
Awesome. How does this differ from TripMode (https://www.tripmode.ch/) for example?
Ton
Hunter
@m19nl Tripmode is a totally different thing. Tripmode blocks internet access when you're travelling abroad and want to restrict the amount of data send over your (foreign) phone company's data network - in order to control the roaming costs. Radio Silence / Little Snitch / Hands Off type apps let you control what data will be send to the app companies. They only block outgoing data that you don't want to 'give' to these companies.
Greg Gilbert
It does look good! I've been using Little Snitch for a while but Radio Silence seems to be a solid alternative for my dad's computer 😉
tini wini japa neezy
i use this and it does the job!
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