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Super cool looking, and a great idea. > Get and self-host This seems like it kind of defeats the purpose though. Is this section just to prove that it can be

Super cool looking, and a great idea. > Get and self-host This seems like it kind of defeats the purpose though. Is this section just to prove that it can be done? edit: This was not meant to be rude. I was just asking if there is another reason. The reason I listed is more than enough, I was just wanting to learn more.

luckylion 6y ago
I don't think it defeats the purpose. It's not meant to make you anonymous, it's meant to shield your actual computer from exploits. It can do that just fine running on a VPS you rent.
- Shared404 6y ago
  Aaannnddd... I now feel stupid. I should've realized that, I've definitely studied enough. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to my slow self.
- dylz 6y ago
  I am slightly concerned that it's being advertised as security software, but the commit log looks incredibly... unpolished and uncared for, to say the least.
mr__y 6y ago
Depends on the motivation to use - self-hosted option is of course bad for privacy, but still good for security - you could use a browser running on a separate machine, effectively making it a physically isolated sandbox
- Shared404 6y ago
  An excellent reason. I feel stupid now, I should've recognized that.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
  > self-hosted option is of course bad for privacy, but still good for security there are plenty of anonymous hosting services out there in which case it would be exactly the opposite: "good for privacy, bad for security"
  - mr__y 6y ago
    that's a valid point as well. This pretty much results in a privacy vs security choice, you either run it in infrastructure you fully control at the loss of privacy or some anonymous service, where you could have privacy but loosing the security. Although one could argue that using an anonymous hosting service, there's still a risk that whoever is running that infrastructure could monitor your activity meaning that effectively you have neither privacy nor security.

luckylion 6y ago

I don't think it defeats the purpose. It's not meant to make you anonymous, it's meant to shield your actual computer from exploits. It can do that just fine running on a VPS you rent.

Shared404 6y ago
Aaannnddd... I now feel stupid. I should've realized that, I've definitely studied enough. Thanks for taking the time to explain it to my slow self.
dylz 6y ago
I am slightly concerned that it's being advertised as security software, but the commit log looks incredibly... unpolished and uncared for, to say the least.

mr__y 6y ago

Depends on the motivation to use - self-hosted option is of course bad for privacy, but still good for security - you could use a browser running on a separate machine, effectively making it a physically isolated sandbox

Shared404 6y ago
An excellent reason. I feel stupid now, I should've recognized that.
DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
> self-hosted option is of course bad for privacy, but still good for security there are plenty of anonymous hosting services out there in which case it would be exactly the opposite: "good for privacy, bad for security"
- mr__y 6y ago
  that's a valid point as well. This pretty much results in a privacy vs security choice, you either run it in infrastructure you fully control at the loss of privacy or some anonymous service, where you could have privacy but loosing the security. Although one could argue that using an anonymous hosting service, there's still a risk that whoever is running that infrastructure could monitor your activity meaning that effectively you have neither privacy nor security.