Thank you Ralf! :) On 2016-06-20 20:37, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > since list subscribers might be annoyed by a partly off-topic > thread, I decided to write off-list first, however, after a short > off-list communication I was ask to provide a template for the Wiki.
I think it is very on-topic. More so since we are revisiting the website atm. > IMO writing about safety measures isn't that useful for the Ubuntu > Studio Wiki/help, but a warning might make sense. Since we are working on a new website, perhaps it would fit well into a FAQ, we haven't really spoken about any FAQ, but it might be pertinent. I'm sure lots of people think that using GNU/Linux will automagicaly make them safe. But in the same breath, we have to be careful how we put such text so we do not generate a FUD message. Your text is short and pertinent, i like it. In the context of a FAQ, i would put it this way (the same with a slight mod) Question: > I am a multimedia activist, will Ubuntu Studio make my data secure? > Answer: > > Because it is open, cares for freedom and strives for transparency, > it's true that Ubuntu Studio offers better control over your privacy > than proprietary operating systems usually do. Ubuntu Studio does not > include software for encryption and/or anonymity, but you can and are > free to install such tools. However, even when you use tools known > to grant the strongest available privacy, there are still pitfalls. > > As soon as a computer is connected to the Internet, the biggest risk > are user errors and misunderstandings, that render even the strongest > protections useless. Third parties not necessarily need to do > something manipulative; a user's lack of knowledge can easily make > sensitive information public and once data is stored on the > Internet, there's no way to control it. > > Journalists, activists or anybody else working with sensitive > information should consider to never connect computers containing > such information to the Internet. To learn more about how to transfer > sensitive information to Internet securely, read [link to some guide] > or (preferably) ask someone tech-savvy close to you who you can trust. -- Set Sakrecoer -- Set Hallstrom aka sakrecoer
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