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		ShabbyDoo on May 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CyanogenMod Adds Support For Revoking And Faking A... It would be interesting to add logging shims to the APIs along with a GUI by which semi-technical users could audit apps' behaviors. Why does Game XYZ need to access the internet? To download new levels or for some evil purpose? A listing of domains it hit would be a telling sign.

there on May 25, 2011 [–]

whispermonitor adds a littlesnitch-like gui to android to show and filter network connections:

http://www.whispersys.com/whispermonitor.html

it requires changes to the framework though, so it's only available in their own "whispercore" rom:

http://www.whispersys.com/whispercore.html

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