Just moved from Mavericks to El Capitan, imported my old LS rules and received a plethora of connection alerts, so I came back to LS standard rules at install, to see there are still plenty of connection alerts. Can anyone help decipher what these are for and what they do?
You can like or dislike Little Snitch, and you can be for or against transparency, you can support or oppose the inquisitive mind and the search for answers, but there is an underlying problem here, that has nothing to do with Little Snitch. It is the fact that a process like APSD even exists.
akdAssetCacheLocatorService.xpc
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com.apple.geod.xpcnsurlsessiond
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Also, I noticed descriptions on some locked LS rules which I would prefer to be denied, if I deny them, do they affect other OSX services?
assistantd - help: This rule is necessary if you want to use Apple’s dictation services. (I don't want to dictate anything to my mac, or for it to capture noise from the mic whenever it feels like it).
automount - help: Automount is responsible for on-demand mounting of remote file systems. This rule enables automount to access file servers outside your local network. (I want to choose when to mount stuff rather then the system automatically mounting stuff without my intervention)
helpd - help: helpd downloads dynamic content for Apple's HelpViewer. If you disable this rule, HelpViewer search won't work. (I don't need/want apple help)IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent - help: IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent.xpc is part of Apple’s messaging/chat services. (I don't want apple chat or messages or facetime)
Processes Wont Close Little Snitch Movie
Little Snitch Agent - why does little snitch need to connect to Apple, or to phone home to obdev?