So, exactly who is tracking and monitoring you and your Mac? As OS X is Unix-based, every network connection to your Mac is knowable if you know how to use Unix. Or, you can get Little Snitch make the whole process automagical.

After a lengthy beta, Objective Development Software is now shipping Little Snitch 3 (release notes), a major rewrite of the widely loved network monitoring and control application for the Mac. Here is a simplified list of new, tweaked and existing features offered by Objective Development Software:

• Brand new Network Monitor
• Firewall for incoming connections
• Profiles
• Silent Mode
• Simplified Connection Alert
• Research Assistant for connection attempts
• Redesigned Configuration Interface
• Ruleset Analyzer and sorting by precedence
• Rule Suggestions
• Domain based rules via Connection Alert
• More powerful rules (ask-option, time limits, multiple destinations)
• Improved menu bar item
• Optimized for MacBook Pro with Retina display
• New app icon designed by The Iconfactory

Get your copy of Little Snitch 3 here ($34.95), which includes a three-hour demo. Customers that purchased Little Snitch 2 after May 1, 2012 qualify for a free upgrade. All other Little Snitch 2 license holder need to pay with upgrades starting at $16.95.

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