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3y ago
There are no real "alternatives"; but see I2P, Lokinet and Freenet for some other options.
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paravirtualized
3y ago
The Tails team made the fantastic decision of modifying the Tor Browser, giving Tails users a unique fingerprint as opposed to regular Tor Browser users.
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paravirtualized
3y ago
> and that now I2Pnis the preferred method of browsing the darknet This is not true by any means. A "switch" to I2P never happened, and just a few months ago an exploit[1] that could deanonymize eepsites was published. Tor is s
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paravirtualized
3y ago
I left a comment in this thread of a non-root deanonymizing, Tails specific exploit that bizarrely went unpatched for multiple years .
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3y ago
Tails didn't patch a non-root exploit that could leak the users real IP by bypassing the firewall without them knowing it for 3 years . I do not understand why Tails is recommended over Whonix (specifically Qubes-Whonix, thus with
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paravirtualized
3y ago
Do you suggest that we trust our ISP instead, and pretend that they aren't compromised by default?
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3y ago
> Whonix is also integrated in Qubes OS ( https://www.qubes-os.org ) Qubes-Whonix with fully ephemeral disposable VMs is the future. It would be a total killer for nearly every use case of Tails besides ease of use. Note that
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3y ago
> it won't allow me to create virtualbox images What's the use case[1] for VirtualBox images in an operating system designed around virtualization with Xen? You can simply create a Xen VM. [1]: Note that I'm asking a quest
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3y ago
Tails has a very specific use case, very few people need anti-forensics. I suggest looking into Whonix[1] if you want something that you can truly use for privacy. It is also much more secure than Tails by design, and does not have any li
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3y ago
> unless you've personally vetted the code I don't see how it can be trusted. As opposed to proprietary Google code that cannot be vetted?