All you talk about it's planed - some of programed some of in progress. Look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Networking
2012/2/7, Jordon Bedwell <jor...@envygeeks.com>: > Stop throwing around privacy like there is some big security flaw in > Linux, there are tools that do what everyone wants, it seems to me > that nobody is willing to even look or everybody is fed baby food, > what is the point of being on Linux if you aren't going to use the > terminal for what it's there for? Try searching for once. > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Jason Todd <jtodd...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Both MAC and Windows have applications for protecting users privacy >> regarding outgoing internet connections. Control over outgoing internet >> connections is a huge privacy area that is non-existent in ubuntu. Here's >> a >> great little program for Apple MACs: >> http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html >> >> IMHO the lack of any sort of privacy protection for Ubuntu's outgoing >> internet connections is a huge problem. Many users will not use Ubuntu >> because they can't control their outgoing connections. I can understand >> linux's lack of support considering it has traditionally been Server >> Oriented. But if Ubuntu wants to succeed on the Desktop, it needs to >> address >> this issue. > > Because apparmor and selinux never existed, right? That's just what > we need, another tool to do what two tools could do if they just had a > single tool to merge them together. How about we find a way to make > an application that merges apparmor and iptables (as a wrapper not as > a t ool that does them both) rather then trying to reinvent the wheel > and then after reinventing it putting spinners on it so it's ugly. > >> I am really hoping you great developers can do something about this over >> the >> next couple years so that by 14.04 users will be able to control (and have >> knowledge of) outgoing internet connections on Ubuntu. Maybe Canonical can >> create an application that will provide these functions? I think for >> Ubuntu >> to succeed, Canonical needs to start devoting some resources to creating a >> high-quality application/program like this one. Being able to control and >> have knowledge of the Operating System and installed-Programs' internet >> connection behavior is an important privacy feature. > > Because netstat no longer allows you to see location and application > anymore. > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- "powiedz mi, a zapomnę, pokaż -- a zapamiętam, pozwól mi działać, a zrozumiem!" niebezpiecznik.pl -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
