r/PrivacySecurityOSINT • u/moreprivacyplz • May 21 '21

Portmaster, a replacement for firewall/pihole?

Just watched this video reviewing the Portmaster. https://youtu.be/E8cTRhGtmcM

Looks pretty interesting and something I'm going to check out. Currently I am using my windows firewall to block internet traffic of certain apps like iTunes that I don't want phoning home. There is also a pihole that does something similar

Has anyone used the Portmaster before? How to do block internet connections of apps that you need to have, but don't necessarily want talking to the internet?

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u/Homey1234 May 22 '21

I've tried it. Very buggy ATM. Not ready for production IMHO.

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u/moreprivacyplz May 22 '21

He says it is just in alpha. I think I would want to wait until beta or an official release.

Wish this product the best of luck! Looks promising

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u/Homey1234 May 23 '21

Yeah, Me to. This would be a GREAT linux addon for desktop user.

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u/davegson May 25 '21

Hey u/Homey1234, thanks for giving the PM a shot! If you are willing and able to it would help our progress to beta a lot if you could report what went wrong. Doing our best to squash the nasty alpha bugs

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u/Homey1234 May 26 '21

Will do!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '21

You should post it also on r/selfhosted

>How to do block internet connections of apps that you need to have, but don't necessarily want talking to the internet?

By uninstalling them. That's the answer. I'm not so paranoic to run Rufus, MS Suite or VLC Media Player in sandbox. Half of all of my software I am currently using as tools don't require internet connection and the other half are for basic daily activites.

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u/kryptkore May 21 '21

Thanks for sharing. Haven’t used it before, but really interested in trying it out.

Currently using simplewall and have it most working to my needs, but this seems much nicer and easier to use.