So what's you're overall privacy strategy, everyone ?
I'm still not writing from my free machine since I want to configure it
properly.
Everyday I read about some new thing to configure (like the default Trisquel
DNS server being google's).
So I'm trying to prepare a simple but complete todo list.
I've read about the proper use of Tor, and Snowden's software list.
I don't really know why Tails is worth it (besides being fully torrefied),
but if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me. Properly seems to
mean without accessing websites that I access without Tails/Tor, for example
(in a nutshell, completely separating private from public web access).
But first, it means that I can forget about using Tor on Icecat, right? Or is
it only about the proper way to use it?
I mean, I'd use Tails on a usb key for maybe sensitive medical info, but
accessing my bank account through it doesn't seem smart since my bank will
know it's me anyway.
I remember that Tor (through Icecat) can prevent displaying images and
videos. So for entertainment, or checking the news or normal browsing in
general, does that mean I have to settle with a "lower" level of privacy?
I mean, the ideal would be to even ditch Trisquel and strictly use Tails.
But I wonder if using Tails on a non-free machine (with a non-free BIOS)
would prevent keylogging for example.
Oh, and the VPN. Should that be used at all times? I'm leaning towards
openVPN, but I'm still gathering info.
It seems that a smart and practical strategy would be to leave to specific
sensitive activities to Tor via Tails.
And the rest to Icecat, with or without Tor, and this point it doesn't seem
to make much of a difference.
VPN enabled at all times or not, that's another point I need to clarify. Free
or paid VPN is another one (in terms of privacy).
Less important issues:
Since there's no point in using Abrowser for me (it's better for
accessibility I think, but I don't need it), I can uninstall it. After all,
it's less privacy-friendly than Icecat. It's strong point is for
accessibility.
What about the weather in Conky without being located?
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The hard work is to determine what's truly important.
Using the computer offline isn't an issue, specially with disk encryption.
Online,
I gather info and learn (potentially accessing javacript only websites, maybe
like khanacademy),
I get entertainment (pictures, videos),
I communicate (maybe my own mail server, but does it have to stay online at
all times? Also suggesting end-to-end encryption to all my contacts is too
extreme. Also, a 2-factor authentication for my mailbox),
I occasionally play (online chess without js would be nice).
I'll use social networks from another machine, and like once a year.
That's pretty much it.
