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1 • Untrusted applications (by Katie on 2023-03-27 00:26:35 GMT from United Kingdom)
I have a spare laptop for all the untrusted applications. Running Arch btw.
2 • Q&A privacy. (by Hermit on 2023-03-27 01:54:25 GMT from United States)
I'm puzzled by the Q&A. The questioner asks about privacy, but then lists three of the most intrusive applications available, I'd be more concerned about any unlikely malware, or anyone having access to the information on those apps: credentials, history, etc. Having those apps hacked can cause some difficulties in your life. Skype is the least intrusive. I have it and use it rarely under a fictitious name, and only after checking all options to send as little info to MS as possible. Still, it knows any contacts I have and any numbers I call. In the questioner's case, he uses them for work, so they know who he is, where he works, what he looks like, probably where he lives, and in some cases, when he goes to the toilet. Zoom consists of sitting in front of a camera saying and doing things, some of which you might regret and which can be recorded for posterity. (Google Jeffrey Toobin) By all means it isn't a bad idea to isolate those apps, but the questioner's concerns are upside-down. Security? Sure. Privacy? Gimme a break!
3 • Re: 2 (by Sitwon on 2023-03-27 02:44:59 GMT from United States)
There are many dimensions to both security and privacy. They can both be used to describe a wide variety of concerns.
While the primary feature of Zoom is to share audio and/or video streams between participants, that is fairly obvious to all involved. The fact that you may be recorded is not inherently a violation of privacy, if you consent to the recording. Many people are fine with sharing recordings of themselves under certain circumstances, but not others.
However, being closed-source software, the questioner might not trust that their consent is being respected by the software tools they named and may want to enforce technological limits to curtail the ability of the software to observe or record any information that they have not explicitly consented to.
Privacy is about consent. It's reasonable to consent to sharing a limited subset of information, and to want to enforce those boundaries.
4 • At 2 & 3: (by Bert on 2023-03-27 04:16:45 GMT from Belgium)
Being recorded at the computer. Not that much of a deal when you are carefull enough to see what you do and what you say. You are being recorded just walking down the street as well.
The other day I had been talking to the major just outside an inn. I needed to go to be at the police office 2 days later and for one reason or another they told me that they had seen me talking to the mayor. So, those cameras are being well monitored as well.
There is no more privacy.
More to the point: be carefull about which programs you use and protect your computer as good as you can. But with that comes another problem: I have Avira Professionel and Surfshark. The programs are good but they limit the speed of your browsing drastically if you do not turn off the web protection.
So good protection comes with the price of less functionality.
5 • @3 & 4 privacy (by Hermit on 2023-03-27 06:16:27 GMT from United States)
Good comments, but straying from the point. The purpose of isolating apps by is not to keep internet security while browsing, nor keeping from being recorded. It is to deny access to the rest of your system, thus keeping them from obtaining your private data or inserting their own malware or whatever. My point is that those app mentioned (not all apps) contain more personal info than I would be comfortable making accessible outside the apps. I'd want my door closed the other way, to keep my system or anyone with access to it from getting to the info on the apps. The personal data required by those apps can be used for harm, impersonation among several others.
On recording: My expectation of privacy is not the same on the street as it is at home, so cameras on the streets are not relevant. If I want privacy on the street, Ill need to wear a disguise. No matter what restrictions you place on your Zoom or other app, I can record my screen with sound by other means, so can anyone else who wants to. If using a video conferencing app, I will always assume I can be recorded.
Internet: I don't use antivirus or any of the apps @3 mentions on Linux. If I want privacy and protection I can use an anti-fingerprinting browser like Librewolf, and If needed, I run it isolated, usually in a VM.
6 • Security and Siduction (by Hank on 2023-03-27 09:19:20 GMT from Switzerland)
When I read snap and Flatpack in conjunction with security the relative difficulty of inspecting package contents always comes to mind. Apart of the bloat aspect that is Fatpack is pretty descriptive.
Siduction is one of the better debian based offerings. Only a couple of things stop me using it, the init which I find a pain, and need to install Libreoffice from LO Org. The version included is thanks to debian 7.4.
Version 7.5 has been stuck in debian experimental for weeks already, seems devs enjoying a long long teatime.
7.5 from LO Org includes some for me important updates, it is running fine on the devices I support which are on antiX with sid repos enabled for rolling release. Sid is not for everyone but generaly more stable than some big name distros.
7 • Politics in Linux (by Joe Beer on 2023-03-27 10:45:37 GMT from United States)
Politics should not be in Linux period. If that code isn't ever accepted, then I'll start look at alternative OS's.
8 • How I isolate untrusted applications (by James on 2023-03-27 11:34:18 GMT from United States)
I just don't use proprietary applications. I find Linux alternatives, but then I am retired and not forced by work.
I did use Zoom for a short period during the lock downs, but didn't do anything specific to secure it and removed is as soon as possible. Actually you didn't even have to do that there were some people that just joined by phone, which is possible, but there would be no video if you did.
9 • siduction (by Tim on 2023-03-27 13:36:27 GMT from United States)
In my distro hopping days, I used siduction for a long while (probably more than a year) and I liked it very much. The people who manage and support it are very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Like the reviewer, I would recommend it to anyone who wants a Debian-based, cutting edge distribution.
10 • Security and Privacy (by Dr.J on 2023-03-27 13:41:25 GMT from Germany)
Some comments have already pointed out, privacy and security are two different things. I use Arch and I have Firejail installed; it does some useful things like passing a noroot parameter to the kernel or building a custom filesystem for the sandbox etc. Do I use it often? No. Because 99.9% of the time I use the official Arch repos.
Privacy is something else entirely. For example, run Opera browser in Firejail sandbox and nothing changes in terms of privacy, starting from IP to installed fonts, fingerprints and all phone-home-activities etc. But: All the available means to change this are great, starting with special Tor gateways (like Whonix), VPN, Tails etc. and ending with the Tor browser. The problem is: if the Tor browser is running at the highest security level, you can forget about the Internet. Too many sites block you, the speed is moderate, mails can not be retrieved or sent, etc.. It is not easy to find a good compromise here, which is also practicable. Because at the end of the day nobody out there wants you to be private.
11 • untrusted applications (by K4RS on 2023-03-27 15:54:34 GMT from United States)
I chose None of the above. The reason is simple. If I don't trust it, I don't run it. End of story.
12 • privacy/security (by Tomposter on 2023-03-27 16:53:17 GMT from United States)
Excellent article on protecting privacy. I run Firefox using Firejail almost always. In addition, I have a separate user without SUDO for certain activities. @10 Dr J says it well, "nobody out there wants you to be private". There is a need to take steps to protect yourself.
Having a separate operating system on a separate SSD for must-be-secure activities is a big advantage for some of us. In the days of the big boxes with bays accessible from the front of the computer, one could install a "rack" that allows 2.5" SSDs to be switched easily. Such a rack can't be (easily) used in common modern boxes. I'd like to be able to run SSD-based Linux from USB (full install, not "live"). But TRIM-over-USB is difficult for technically-challenged users like myself. I don't run Windows, but have read that Windows has enabled TRIM over USB for devices that support UASP. One day a Linux developer may see the advantages of running a fully-capable operating system over USB and make TRIM easy for all of us.
13 • Political? (by GT on 2023-03-27 17:32:39 GMT from United States)
"We don't feel comfortable accepting patches from or relating to hardware produced by your organization.
Please withhold networking contributions until further notice."
Is there anything more to this than these two sentences? If not, isn't labeling this "political" an assumption? I can see this being interpreted multiple ways.
14 • Security (by minux on 2023-03-27 17:41:33 GMT from United Kingdom)
Like @1 does, install dodgy apps, and windows xp only app gems, to a spare old laptop that never goes online
Who else ticked 'virtual machine' when it's actually 'another machine'?
15 • Politics on Linux (by John on 2023-03-27 20:07:08 GMT from Argentina)
That's a good dictatorial way of limiting software freedom. When people mix work with personal life, problems start.
Kicinski is basically taking benefits from the community because of his personal opinions.
16 • Politics in Linux (by Jacob A. Tice on 2023-03-27 23:31:02 GMT from United States)
I hate to break it to you, Joe (@7), but "politics" is a lot more than just "politician X is bad." Everything is political, blanket banning all "politics" accomplishes nothing but not being able to have disagreements, or even be different to the norm. Also, John (@15), how exactly do you propose we separate all personal life from the work we do? Because anywhere there is a discussion that will come up.
17 • Politics in Linux (by Jacob A. Tice on 2023-03-27 23:36:11 GMT from United States)
Also, doing some searching, it turns out the the patches are being made specifically for the Baikal series of processors, made by Russian company T-Systems. It is currently against the law in the US to do business with them. I'm not saying I agree with that, I'm just saying how it is.
18 • Politics in Linux (by John on 2023-03-28 14:37:55 GMT from Argentina)
@17 what has the US law to do with the kernel? besides, if you read Kicinski's rejection comment, there is no mention to LAW but only to PERSONAL opinions "We don't feel comfortable accepting patches from or relating to hardware produced by your organization."
@16 you separate personal life from work by separating personal life from work. as simple as that. If your personal opinions undermine the progress of your work and the benefits for the end user, that's a sign of interference.
19 • @18 (by Justin on 2023-03-28 19:11:47 GMT from United States)
If you dealt with the law in those countries, you would know. Stating their discomfort and being brief is a way to protect themselves from legal ramifications. For example, if they are subject to US laws in this case (if you reside in the US, you are subject to US laws, regardless about how you feel about politics), there is nothing they can do. However, they can decline politely in a way that says, "hey, we can't do this now but perhaps one day we can, sorry" instead of "hey buddy, dealing with you is _illegal_ so go fsck off." They are probably being smart and don't want to hurt future relations. At the moment they may be unable (or at least unsure) how best to proceed, but eventually the macropolitical situation will resolve itself, and they will all want to get back to being open source buddies.
This isn't unique to today. You can look up many examples from the 20th century during its many hot and cold wars. Scientists, technologies, etc., care about the research and the work. It sucks when external things prevent us from working together, but we don't have to be jerks about it.
20 • Isolation privacy trust/untrust (by Sebastien on 2023-03-28 21:25:22 GMT from France)
I've never used it but according to what I've seen and read, QubeOS seems to have pushed the concept quiet far to address this kind of concern.
Not sure it would fit my needs as a daily driver but it looks a very nice piece of software still. I definitly have to try this one day or another !
21 • security privacy (by whyfi on 2023-03-29 04:24:07 GMT from Singapore)
One man's freedom is another man's security flaw. e.g.,
* FOSS philosophy is that many eyes on the code identifies bugs, so improves software. But on the flip side it means that everyone knows all the innards of an OS. Doesn't this make it trivial for hackers to write malware that targets certain areas for data - like familiar paths, locations of user folders, or locations of system stuff. So wouldn't these names / locations need to be obfuscated somehow to provide security?
* Manufacturers make hardware & components that are designed to be always powered, always trying to connect, ready to print, or ready to share files. (e.g., They slap wifi onto anything nowadays.) It's up to the user to use software to turn things off - which is not always effective, or can be compromised.
Eventually, all the malware, spyware, and ransomware will become so pervasive that it will cause the tech industry to have to redesign computers from the hardware up, from a security / privacy perspective, and not from a connecting / sharing perspective.
22 • Linux security/privacy (by Otis on 2023-03-29 16:21:49 GMT from United States)
@21 Methinks the eventuality feared in that last paragraph would already have happened, after decades of Linux proliferation, world wide.
We have flaws, we patch. Seems to be working okay.
23 • @21: (by dragonmouth on 2023-03-29 16:51:32 GMT from United States)
"Doesn't this make it trivial for hackers to write malware......"
It also makes it trivial to see the hacks or the malware.
24 • Untrusted applications (by Greg Zeng on 2023-03-30 05:05:51 GMT from Australia)
Comments from readers are interesting, again. “INCOGNITO” mode is available in many operating systems and web browsers. Many web browsers also have varying & multiple levels of privacy protection. One comment also mentioned TOR and VPN.
The original Q&A did not mention AppImage applications, which claim the same container safety as Snap & Flatpak. There are an extremely large number of Linux operating systems that specialized particularly on Incognito and Privacy Protection. These Linux systems are based on the two major platforms (DEB & Red Hat RPM). A few other Linux systems claim to be “independent”, which has different meanings at this time.
Most of the current “living” operating systems can run without installing onto the main storage medium. This is so that the trial user can check the Linux system, or to debug-modify the installed system of the hardware.
A few Linux systems have been designed, specially never to be installed to any specific hardware computer.
Some comments seem to understand why the Privacy & Incognito systems are necessary for some computer users. One of the main reasons is checking whether suspected malware is specific to what part of the existing computer system. Hardware, software, operating system, location, user, Trojans, boot-bugs, etc. Some users have suspected or supposed affiliations with earlier life events, earlier or current employers, etc. Work affiliations and personal privacy are often needing to be kept apart. For example, “pen-names”, stage-names, etc.
Once again, Distrowatch has shown a major reason why Linux is better than most commercial operating systems, especially Microsoft & Apple.
25 • AppImage (by Friar Tux on 2023-03-30 13:27:22 GMT from Canada)
@24 (Greg Zeng) "The original Q&A did not mention AppImage applications..." I have noticed that AppImage is consistently missing from most discussions involving portable/containered software. I, personally, prefer it to Flatpak and Snap (mainly because of the "one file = one app" idea). As I've mentioned before, AppImage is also the only format that picks up my local theme - Flatpak and Snaps do give you a choice between light and dark themes but these are either eye incinerating, bright white, or that ugly dark grey. I keep a folder of my favourite AppImages on a USB pen drive to ensure I have my needed tools with me should my system ever go belly up. Some may be as old as dirt, but they do what I need them to do and that's all that counts.
AppImage have been around for longer than the other two and seem to work far better than the other two so it baffles me why it was not more universally adopted. The only thing I can think of is that it's a continuation of the popularity contest between Red Hat and Canonical.
26 • AppImages (by Jesse on 2023-03-30 13:36:11 GMT from Canada)
@24: "The original Q&A did not mention AppImage applications, which claim the same container safety as Snap & Flatpak."
AppImages do not offer any isolation or container safety. You can add sandboxing to them by using an external tool like Firejail, which we did talk about.
27 • 3CX (by fruit flavor on 2023-03-31 03:34:52 GMT from Norway)
Do you use comms software from 3CX? What to do next after biz hit in supply chain attack
https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/30/communications_software_vendor_3cx_hit/
Miscreants hit downstream customers with infostealers
28 • @22 (by Justin on 2023-03-31 17:04:15 GMT from United States)
It actually isn't working so well. The number of IoT devices with exploitable flaws is astounding specifically because there is no ability to patch them. That process of redesign is happening now but takes time. Famous examples are Spectre/Meltdown. The internet as a whole was never designed with security or privacy in mind, so we bolt on DoH and (hopelessly) wait for DNSSEC. The big problem is inertia, cost, and perceived value. It's slowly happening.
29 • DNSSEC Security (by Otis on 2023-03-31 20:21:16 GMT from United States)
Of course it does not offer privacy for queries, but is quite robust at protecting the actual DNS responses themselves. "Privacy" is a weird goal in all this, given that we're all out there in some way or another, on or off grid.
Individual user end can do a lot in that privacy direction, of course. I honestly do not agree with that as a primary goal, because, again, do you wear a mask or other disguise when you go out in public? Why not?
YKWIM ;)
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Choose from a wide range of laptops and PCs in various sizes and shapes at TUXEDOComputers.com. Every machine comes pre-installed and ready-to-run with Linux. Full 24 months of warranty and lifetime support included!
Learn more about our full service package and all benefits from buying at TUXEDO.
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| Star Labs |
Star Labs - Laptops built for Linux.
View our range including the highly anticipated StarFighter. Available with coreboot open-source firmware and a choice of Ubuntu, elementary, Manjaro and more. Visit Star Labs for information, to buy and get support.
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