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   N_Cook to Arno Welzel   
   Re: Internet activity monitor app for an   
   03 Dec 25 16:39:30   
   
   From: diverse@tcp.co.uk   
      
   On 03/12/2025 16:30, Arno Welzel wrote:   
   > N_Cook, 2025-12-03 17:23:   
   >   
   >> On 03/12/2025 15:04, Arno Welzel wrote:   
   >>> N_Cook, 2025-12-03 15:33:   
   >>>   
   >>>> I've got so used to my "Think Broadband" activity monitor occupying the   
   >>>> top right hand corner of my old pc screen, realtime monitoring uploads   
   >>>> and downloads, that I find I dare not use the phone for other than a   
   >>>> couple of simple trusted sites.   
   >>>> Over the years TB has logged and highlighted something like 800   
   >>>> presumably bad actor intrusion IPs, that I transfered into the firewall.   
   >>>> Seemingly nothing comparible for a phone.   
   >>>   
   >>> How to you define a "bad actor intrusion IP"? A working firewall will   
   >>> not allow *any* incoming connection at all unless this is granted on   
   >>> purpose.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Anything that is irrelevant to my current upfront activity, and putting   
   >> such intrusive IPs in the firewall makes no difference to my surfing.   
   >> I've not specifically agreed to their intrussion , so in my terms should   
   >> not be there , inserted adverts,pop-ups sniffing or whatever.   
   >   
   > Please define "intrussion" (I assume that was a typo for "intrusion").   
   >   
   >   
      
   If I was having a serious conversation in a bar with someone, and then a   
   random someone on the next table, on hearing mention of a keyword,   
   decided to intrude into our obvious 2 person only conversation.   
      
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