Note the requirement for "Developer Mode" or system-signed profiles in modern macOS environments to allow the network filter to function correctly.

Explain the block-list mechanism where users manually add apps to deny internet access while leaving the rest of the system unhindered.

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Examine the 3.2 update that added the ability to distinguish between outbound and inbound connections and introduced a port column for better diagnostic data.

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Define Radio Silence as a minimalist firewall designed to prevent apps from "phoning home" without the complexity of traditional firewalls like Little Snitch.

Compare the "block-by-exception" model of Radio Silence with the interactive, prompt-heavy models of competitors like ThreatLocker or Solidcore.