Re: [Tails-dev] Question: Tails in undercover mode?

2021-07-17 Thread alienpup
All, A quick follow-up to suggest that clearing the Tails screen saver/slide show require the key-press combination used to invoke it. A passer-by could otherwise restore the screen and reveal Tails with a single key press. This should perhaps be the case even when an admin password is set,

Re: [Tails-dev] Proposal: migrate our public chat rooms to another friendly XMPP server (#17956)

2021-07-17 Thread syster via Tails-dev
Hi, here some consideration that might gone unnoticed: The server that Tails is using for its official chat room, might become an entrance to xmpp for Tails user. Choosing a server that gives new user a pleasant experience should be preferred over a server that does not. The compliance

Re: [Tails-dev] Question: Tails in undercover mode?

2021-07-17 Thread alienpup
All, I believe hiding Tails' UI would prove too resource intensive and ultimately futile. It just can't be done and maintained well enough to fool sharp-eyed observers. After all, the first thing a passer-by does is study your screen. It's human nature and very hard to resist. Tails users

Re: [Tails-dev] Question: Tails in undercover mode?

2021-07-17 Thread geb
Hello, Hans: > Dear list, > > I am wondering, why tails no more get an undercover mode. IMO it is very > dangerous for users, if their window manager is not looking like the normal > window manager used everywhere, especially in countries, where any "strange" > desktop might cause attention

[Tails-dev] Question: Tails in undercover mode?

2021-07-17 Thread Hans
Dear list, I am wondering, why tails no more get an undercover mode. IMO it is very dangerous for users, if their window manager is not looking like the normal window manager used everywhere, especially in countries, where any "strange" desktop might cause attention on authorities. This