Users use password managers to keep themselves safe with complex/unique password, but forget malicious app collecting info from their clipboard, disk, and even browser extensions having permissions to read the webpage completely. Network security is a must IMO.
Again, you don’t have to paranoid, just keep things simple.
I guess the test is sort of to deny most and then if the app stops working then have a look at it again
I like the new UI. The block list management has improved too.
As for others commenting about too much with, I really run it in silent mode and check on what has been connecting every few weeks and block the stuff that I don’t want and investigate suspicious connections.
I also block apps manually too like Bartender after its latest problems.
For what it’s worth, I’m running Little Snitch in the silent allow mode. I get notifications when apps ‘call home’, so it’s relatively easy to see if it’s something I’m expecting or something potentially out of the ordinary.
It isn’t too much work, as notifications automatically go away after a couple of seconds, so it’s not distracting but you get to at least know what’s going on.
The Network Monitor in Little Snitch is also fun to look at and investigate every now and then to see the total data transferred per app and the destination the apps connect to.
Depending on one’s use case, I would not completely block Microsoft 365 apps from accessing the internet. There are features that require a connection to Microsoft servers (not to mention the licence checks – last time I checked, the apps need to be online at least once a month), and if you’re using OneDrive for document storage, the apps will need internet access to access it.
Any recommendations on rules/setup for Discord?
(which seems to connect to “random” IP addresses, next to proper domain names)
Ah, discord is same as WhatsApp in this regard.
I have global rules (via blocklists) for most of these annoying tracker like sentry.io etc etc. I allow all for discord/WhatsApp but these global rules block trackers. Block lists I subscribe to Little Snitch 6? - #11 by andy4222
So you’re saying with Little Snitch it’s safe to block the outgoing connection for Bartender and still have Bartender installed and not worry about it?
I haven’t used bartender in a while (because BetterTouchTool does the same things as bartender now), but unless you have some widget in bartender which needs internet access, blocking should be fine.
I’m not sure if Bartender is doing license verification all the time via internet now - Like Downie. I
Quick way to do it would be to block it and see if it keeps working.
I have Better Touch Tool. It’s such a settings heavy app. How does Better a touch tool do the same as Bartender? Where did you find that setting?
On your Spotify example, how would I know whether or not to block, say, 50.0.1.1?
Yeah this is my issue also. But as I understand it, it’s trial and error. If it works block it
Usually, you should not need to allow/deny any specific IP (unless you know what you are doing). You only allow/deny domains (ads.pinterest.com etc).
Whenever Little Snitch show you the popup, you can see which address that IP resolves to, or which organization it belongs to. LS shows you that under the “i” icon
e.g.,
For my case, 50.0.1.1 was the DNS address, so I allowed it, it wasn’t needed though.
Which, obviously, is not the case for me. 
Thank you. I may give the app another try.
Don’t want to derail the conversation but Sentry is not a tracker, it is used by developers to capture any software errors that happens to the user while using their software. Blocking Sentry greatly prohibits that.
Someone was saying, I think in a different post, that Little Snitch collects your data and sends it off anyway. Is there any truth to that? How much can LS 6 be trusted? I did the trial but uninstalled because I’m not sure if I want to spend the money.
I think the exact quote in the other post was “can you Little Snitch Little Snitch and stop it from sending out data?” 
Yeah, I know. In my head I put it in the same category (trackers, bug diagnostics etc). Who knows what it’s being actually used for. As long as it’s not needed for the app to function, blocked.
