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I don't think my Debian desktop computer is spying on me.. but that may be the only computer that isn't.

• teawrecks 5y ago
  Might be.
• shadilay 5y ago
  Are you sure the computer inside the computer (Intel ME) isn't spying on you?
  • neatze 5y ago
    all apps can run with network disabled by default via firejail and/or apparmor or simply by using iptables/nftables :)
    • remram 5y ago
      iptables won't prevent that other chip from using the network if it wants to.
      • deleted 5y ago
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      • neatze 5y ago
        true, did not think about firmware vulnerabilities when was replaying to comment.
  • fsflover 5y ago
    Intel ME is disabled and neutralized on my Librem laptop.
    • gentleman11 5y ago
      Any hiccups with that? How are their laptops? I might look for a replacement for my dell soon
      • fsflover 5y ago
        Works flawlessly for me, can recommend.
• quesera 5y ago
  Many people are unhappy about Debian popcon.
  • Nextgrid 5y ago
    It's opt-in (and the preselected option is "no" so even if you accidentally press enter you won't opt-in) and very clearly explained during installation.
    • quesera 5y ago
      You are correct. Ubuntu installed Debian's popcon as a default package from 2006-2018, although apparently it was not configured to send data upstream.
• deleted 5y ago
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• pabs3 5y ago
  There are lots of privacy issues in Debian unfortunately, we welcome help trying to find and fix them though. Some resources here: https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues https://wiki.debian.org/PrivacyIssues
  • fsflover 5y ago
    Privacy issues is not the same as intentional spying.
    • pabs3 5y ago
      There has been intentional spying (telemetry) in Debian too, Firefox for example, as well as Cura (3D printing app, although they eventually stopped that).