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I love the idea of Tails. It is unfortunate that it only runs on Intel macOS. I consider my personal setup to be pretty good, but not Tails grade privacy: 1. A
by mark_l_watson 3y ago
I love the idea of Tails. It is unfortunate that it only runs on Intel macOS.
I consider my personal setup to be pretty good, but not Tails grade privacy: 1. Avoid installing apps, use Safari with all possible privacy settings. 2. Run Lockdown mode iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. 3. Use duck duck go and ProtonMail. 4. Prefer to run in Safari private browsing tabs. 5. Become non-private when logging into Amazon to make a purchase, etc.
I would love it if people more knowledgeable than I could critique my setup, make suggestions. Thanks in advance.
I would like to mention Cory Doctorow’s excellent new book The Internet Con [1]. It carries on in the fine tradition of the books Surveillance Capitalism and Privacy is Power for the narrative that regular law abiding people also benefit from doubling down on privacy.
[1] https://craphound.com/internetcon/ https://craphound.com/internetcon/
- mrb 3y ago"It is unfortunate that it only runs on Intel macOS." Tails runs on most computers. It doesn't have to be a "macOS" (you mean Apple?). macOS is an OS, tails replaces the OS.
- boxed 3y agoIt doesn't run on ARM macs. Which is all new macs.
- mrb 3y agoSure, but that's not what parent said. He said it only runs on "intel macOS", which is false. It works on non-Apple computers as well. But I understand the miscommunication, parent meant to say "of the Apple computers, it only runs on Intel ones". There is a world outside of Apple, you know :-)
- boxed 3y agoIt's an emphasis thing. You can't tell in text where the emphasis is. In this case it was super clear that it was "intel macOS", but yea, it should have been "intel macs".
- brightlancer 3y agoThe conflation of "MacOS" with "Apple computer" is a problem that should be addressed. Tails works on Intel arch. It does not work on ARM arch. This has nothing to do with an Apple branded computer.
- mark_l_watson 3y agoI misspoke. I know that it works on any Intel computer that you can plug a USB flash drive into.
- dwheeler 3y agoTails works fine on IBM-PC compatible laptops and desktops with Intel compatible chips, which is nearly all laptops. I presume you meant that Tails doesn't run on ARM Macs? If you only have an ARM Mac, it's easy to get an old IBM-compatible laptop and run Tails. What matters is a decent speed of USB stick, and today they're generally decent. I find it helpful for testing some things, I can reboot and get to a known state.
- throwitaway156 3y agoBeing blunt: your setup doesnt protect you from Apple. Websites will and does recognize you on every visit, both those done in private tabs and the usual ones. DDG and ProtonMail i cant comment on, but they are one of the better choices for the less tech-savvy/i-want-to-spend-my-free-time-having-fun. You have a pretty nice setup in terms of security, however. If you want better protection for websites identifying you, you should consider researching on browser fingerprinting (which is extremely hard, if not impossible to do on Safari). If you want better protection overall, ditch Apple.
- mark_l_watson 3y agoThanks, useful comment.