For my phone, I use Graphene OS. What would be the best desktop Linux option to match the level of security and privacy that GOS provides?

  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Tails in proxmox in tails running on pure ramdrive system with no longterm storage, cpu, bios, mac serials overwritten with FFFFFFF, TPM chip desoldered or lasered off CPU, connected to TOR viato mullvad paid with crypto, through VPN running left behind sanitized device hidden in a library, through second sanitized vpn device connected to private insecure wifi in poor residential area with no cameras, after abolishing the state

  • StimulatedYorkie@lemmy.ml
    3·
    1 year ago

    Nix OS, Guix or Vanilla OS for sandboxing I guess. But basically everything but Ubuntu is pretty good for privacy, it’s a big part of free software philosophy.

      • Shareni@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        I mean, neither Microsoft nor Apple were stupid enough to sell user data to Amazon. I’d love to see how the Linux community would’ve responded to that, because I doubt they’d have the same “oh but it’s opt in now, so it’s ok” reaction.

  • marmalade@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Depends on what you mean for security/privacy. You can use Tails or whatever and have everything encrypted and then just be logging into your Facebook account on Chrome without an ad blocker.

    Most Linux distros are secure enough for the average person who isn’t being targeted by some crazy state level actor. If you’re particularly concerned stick with a distro that has a security team like Debian. As for privacy that has more to do with the sites you browse and have accounts with but obviously avoid Google (I just use Firefox instead of Chrome) use an adblocker like ublock origin, along with maybe something like decentraleyes.

    • Synthead@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Chrome phones home a lot. It’s not a good idea to use it if you care about privacy. Firefox even has metrics enabled by default, although you can turn them off.

  • unceme@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Everyone is recommending Tails but I feel like that’s a lot more intense security and privacy wise than GrapheneOS, since Tails runs in a live environment only.