> On 2016-06-21 17:28, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 16:18:23 +0200, Set Sakrecoer wrote: > >> i'm hesitant about endorsing stuff that is out of our scope. Let me >> think about it :) > > Recommending another distro for a special purpose should only be done, > if somebody at least does use it regularly and knows more about this > distro.
If feel like this too. > > However, I wouldn't either mention Windows 10, nor claim too much that > Ubuntu is far away from being "not financed by selling your personal > information to advertisers". The wording "personal information" is an > elastic term. Ubuntu is not beyond dispute. Unlikely that Ubuntu sells > data, but data is part of a business model that Ubuntu not completely > rejects. > The sentence "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" is > absolutely beyond dispute. Why mentioning advertisings at all? > You are probably right. > You misunderstand my concern. You can't connect an USB stick, that was > connected to a computer with Internet access, to the safe computer. You > need always a brand new USB stick. There is no secure way to share > data between those two computers. The only option is to carry over data > from the safe computer, to the Internet computer. An USB stick that > once was connected with any insecure machine cannot used again. An > analogy: It's like buying a new car, as soon as the fuel tank is > empty, instead of filling up the car's fuel tank. I sure did misunderstand you.. sorry. I sure hope someone engaging in a mission with that level of threat isn't relying on ubuntu studio. So i'd put it this way: > Because Ubuntu Studio 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, user errors and > misunderstandings, can 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, usage-patterns can easily make the origin of sensitive > information identifiable and once such data is stored on the > Internet, there's no way to control it. > > Journalists, activists or anybody else working with sensitive > information should consider never connecting computers containing >> such information to the Internet. Engaging in media production that >> implies a high-level of threat is a very serious step that goes >> beyond the scope and purpose of Ubuntu Studio. To learn more about >> how to transfer sensitive information via Internet securely, you can >> start here: https://freedom.press/digital-security I trust the freedom of the press foundation because Edward Snowden is part of the board. -- Set Hallstrom aka sakrecoer
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