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Can any data exchanged on a local machine using the loopback IP 127.0.0.1 (localhost) be packet sniffed if the PC is also connected to a network (wireless or landline)? Would like to know if the loopback, as a means of interprocess communication for locally running processes, can be regarded as a secure means of exchanging data (i.e., not privy to ease-dropping by anyone that resides externally on the network with a packet sniffer program). This question is being asked in respect to all the pertinent OS platforms: Win2K/WinXP Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X Linux
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