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This is one of those things I think should be wrapped up and made more capable for the typical Linux user (so, more like a typical HN user I suppose).

Because IMO, what my PC is doing and sending over the network at all times should be inspectable by me, on that computer.



Have you seen OpenSnitch? https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

It's a Linux project that's replication what Little Snitch does on macOS - it doesn't decrypt TLS secured data but it does show and allow blocking of network connections (even if it can't see exactly what's going on inside this connections).

Combining eCapture features with OpenSnitch would be awesome. It'd be great if as well as tracking all network connection, you could flag connections sending specific data (like your name, email address, or phone number) to unexpected servers.




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