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Would this system come with plausible deniability? Also, does anything like this exist for desktop operating systems?

by numakerg 7y ago

bitcoinmoney 7y ago
Yeah. You can install GRUB snd default load it to windows 10 fresh install. Put some dummy files in the desktop, make it cluttered with oictures of cats and articles about meditation. This might sound like a great idea maybe i should try it!!
- andai 7y ago
  People say they scrape the filesystem (rather than copying everything), maybe they'd detect *nix systems too.
sedatk 7y ago
If there is a common mechanism for triggering dual boot, they would know about it and try it out too. So, not unless you use a unique, inconspicuous mechanism.
- numakerg 7y ago
  I don't know much about cryptography or low-level software, but could you hide the second profile inside the encrypted data? For example, I believe Truecrypt has a dual container system with two passwords in addition to their regular encrypted containers. You enter one password to get to the "fake" container and another password to get to the "hidden" container. Plausible deniability exists where it is impossible to prove whether you are providing the hidden password and whether there is a second hidden container. Could a similar system be employed for a mobile device? The core OS components could be shared by both containers and it's clear that you could potentially have a second hidden profile, but it's not possible to prove that it exists. Of course just the presence of countermeasures on your devices would raise suspicion.
  - Simon_says 7y ago
    Lying to immigration officers is a crime. If you're going to go that route, you better be damn sure it's gonna work and they don't have prior information on you. If you're at the point where this seems like a good idea, you're better off not bringing data over the border.

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Would this system come with plausible deniability? Also, does anything like this exist for desktop operating systems?

by numakerg 7y ago

Would this system come with plausible deniability? Also, does anything like this exist for desktop operating systems?

bitcoinmoney 7y ago
Yeah. You can install GRUB snd default load it to windows 10 fresh install. Put some dummy files in the desktop, make it cluttered with oictures of cats and articles about meditation. This might sound like a great idea maybe i should try it!!
- andai 7y ago
  People say they scrape the filesystem (rather than copying everything), maybe they'd detect *nix systems too.
sedatk 7y ago
If there is a common mechanism for triggering dual boot, they would know about it and try it out too. So, not unless you use a unique, inconspicuous mechanism.
- numakerg 7y ago
  I don't know much about cryptography or low-level software, but could you hide the second profile inside the encrypted data? For example, I believe Truecrypt has a dual container system with two passwords in addition to their regular encrypted containers. You enter one password to get to the "fake" container and another password to get to the "hidden" container. Plausible deniability exists where it is impossible to prove whether you are providing the hidden password and whether there is a second hidden container. Could a similar system be employed for a mobile device? The core OS components could be shared by both containers and it's clear that you could potentially have a second hidden profile, but it's not possible to prove that it exists. Of course just the presence of countermeasures on your devices would raise suspicion.
  - Simon_says 7y ago
    Lying to immigration officers is a crime. If you're going to go that route, you better be damn sure it's gonna work and they don't have prior information on you. If you're at the point where this seems like a good idea, you're better off not bringing data over the border.