"I really need to get around to packaging that up and stick it in the repos for the few people who'd want it. "
-> any bits help, count me in as "one of the few" interested.

Right now the easiest way for me to see what my N900 / N9 is up to is to check the real time logs on my router via the computer monitor.

I was checking the N9 default traffic before I was even inserting any data and could not see any suspicious connections, not even something like N900 connecting to IBM Notes server by default.

But who will tell the loging packages do not sneak out with check for OS updates, knowing manufacturers like HTC are clearly involved?
Is that why *they* need us to walk around with those dual cores, to compress and encrypt their future login packages in real time? To allow them to monitor more? Even sound and video?

Why a user friendly firewall does not exist on Maemo?

Jailbroken iPhone users get to enjoy Firewall IP that will alert you for outgoing connections, Android users at least got DroidWall (ip tables configuration front end) and can start to work with a clean white list.

Sadly even intelligent iPhone/iPad users don't seem to install Firewall IP by default. Well they are getting what they deserve then?