Great, now hackers and spies can detect my typing instead of using RATs or Trojans or packet sniffers, or just beating me with a $5 wrench (XKCD)
Also:
The trick, which takes advantage of the subtle acoustics created by tapping different keys on a computer, works even without a view of the computer’s keyboard, so long as the hacker has a line-of-sight view of any relatively reflective portion of the target laptop.
So… Closing the curtains is all it takes to defeat this amazing technological method. GG.
Except they literally do. It’s even acknowledged in the mainstream media.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/technology/snowden-spying-big-tech.html
Its great that it’s secure and open source etc but do the people who come up with all of these new social networks understand the onboarding cost?
I love Linux and open source, but there’s no point using something like this unless my friends and family are too. They won’t log in just to see one person’s posts. They barely understand Facebook as it is, they’re not going to learn a new app.
If it’s something like Twitter where the point is to follow and share with strangers then maybe, but you’re asking way too much of your users if you expect them to migrate their entire family and friend groups onto the twentieth competing social platform when there’s already several apps that they’ve signed up for / gotten used to / invested time in / posted to.
Not even Google could compete with FB.
Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927
Using Linux now is like using windows before it got bad.
No forced online accounts, no bloatware or ads, no forced subscriptions, runs amazingly even on old hardware. Full functionality with full customization and no forced apps. I can do whatever I want with it.
Windows 7 was really the last windows version like this, and has since gone to shit.
This is the right attitude, my friend, for real.
I’m a teacher and have guided students down this path before. Tech rights are important, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Surveillance is not security.
Buying that cheapo Linux lappy and running it on the down-low sounds like the best bet. Don’t draw attention to it and you’ll be fine.
The ethics of what you use it for is up to you: choose wisely. But simply wanting privacy is not a crime.
As far as we know. Could be mitm servers