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  • I like Simplewall.
    By default, it blocks everything and shows you a popup whenever an app or service tries to make a connection, similar to LittleSnitch for MacOS if you’re familiar with that.
    The first few minutes can be a bit annoying as you figure out just how many background services in Windows are trying to phone home, but after that, great peace of mind knowing nothing will talk to the internet without you knowing.
    Definitely overkill for most users, but if you don’t mind the initial burden, highly recommend.









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    3 months ago

    Not gonna lie, this whole debacle made want to switch to NixOS.
    Immediately rolling back to an uncompromised version was my first thought.
    That and the fact that each application is isolated from each other right? Should hopefully help in cases like this