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This is precisely why I've never installed it, because I figure it would overwhelm me.

How does combo help you not be overwhelmed?

It is really obnoxious when you first install it, but once you have set up your rules for your most frequently used applications, it isn't really an issue for me. You can also export and import your rules if you want to move them to a new system.

I haven't used micro snitch, though.

> once you have set up your rules for your most frequently used applications, it isn't really an issue

I can second this, also if you're overwhelmed you probably have a lot of garbage applications making too many outbound network requests to trackers and who knows what else which is actually nice to know about. Chrome-based browsers and Electron based apps seem to be particularly awful about this. My HP printer app tries to connect to Google Analytics, Microsoft RDP phones-home before connecting to a session. I really value that kind of insight and enjoy being able to control it.

I removed little snitch. :)

Micro snitch just alerts me when my mic or camera are activated. I can live with that.

Are they ever activated at times you aren’t expecting them to be? I assume I would have a noticed the little green light on my mbp if the camera was being activated against my wishes.

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