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Not in the context of this project: Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of wh
by ctxc 4y ago
Not in the context of this project:
Please don't dismiss this so easily. You don't need to be the head of anything to take security seriously. Regardless of who you are or what you do, everybody has secrets they should protect.
And I mean secrets not only in the "human" sense (what you like/dislike), but also technical (credentials and so on).
Losing say, your bank account because you plugged in a USB can be devastating no matter who you are.
- willcipriano 4y agoIf you wanted to do something nefarious, using a medium that has your contact details printed on it seems unwise. We all have a line. You may not plug things into your USB ports, some people don't even connect to the internet. Either way, if I have a secret I'm sure as hell not going to write it down, let alone put evidence of it on a computer. Defraud my bank if you want, that's between you and them and honestly they can afford it.
- Johnny555 4y agoIf you wanted to do something nefarious, using a medium that has your contact details printed on it seems unwise. Then put someone else's contact details on it "Hey man, I just found this 'linux business card' with Linus Torvald's contact information on it -- plug it in and try it!"
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- willcipriano 4y agoI'd notice it isn't Linus handing me his business card. The author is handing this to people in person. I wouldn't use it if he was wearing a ski mask. If you are already there, showing your face, commiting crimes, just use a gun to get whatever you want and skip the cloak and dagger stuff.
- beebmam 4y agoThank goodness that bank accounts are heavily regulated and something like that is really hard in this era with AML efforts! Cryptocurrencies on the other hand...
- InitialBP 4y agoThat's a very unrealistic view of how that works. If you plug a USB into your computer and your computer is compromised, the next time you log into bank account your cookies are snagged and they do something with your money.
- wowokay 4y agoIf it’s that easy to do, why do I get spam emails and texts with broken English? Seriously the earlier comment was accurate, if you feel the need to comment on the security of this obviously not nefarious project change fields, you don’t have the stomach for infosec.
- not_a_shill 4y agoI have enough faith in my own abilities to evaluate if the dude I'm talking to is a scumbag or not.