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by wepple 1148 days ago
> IP packets should not be sent or received behind our backs

I like this idea in principle, but I have bad news for you if you ever want to own literally any modern device - phone, laptop, tablet, car, TV, rice cooker etc

The only solution is some kind of network-level allowlisting which would be impossible to maintain, and stop working the second you’re outside a known network (ie LTE)