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Qubes provides a very specific product. Whether it helps to "protect journalists and others who would greatly benefit from enhanced security" depends on user le

by effie 6y ago

Qubes provides a very specific product. Whether it helps to "protect journalists and others who would greatly benefit from enhanced security" depends on user level of knowledge and the ways he uses the computer. If the user does not know much about security, Qubes may help to isolate different tasks in VMs, but that is not a panacea. He may still use it wrong in single VM, for example leave the passwordless sudo on. Serious security-seeking user needs to educate himself about how the computer and internet works, about operational security, pervasive tracking, typical attacks etc, not just use a product and call it a day. Only so educated user can decide if the Qubes with its benefits/drawbacks is worth it.

Shared404 6y ago
Of course. But there is a difference between expecting someone to learn what it does, and why it does it, and expecting them to learn how to implement/modify it themselves. People have work to do, work that has computers as a tool, not a goal. Lowering the bar from "Learn the exploits" to "Be careful and stay in the lines" is a Good Thing, imho. Qubes provides an effective framework to say "This is how to use it, this is what you should be aware of, don't do this".