It is really a surprise, yes. Maybe some new == better stupidity. For the Debian technical committee it is quite clear however: They have been subverted by people with connections to Red Hat.
The systemd core people never have done that. They do not understand the problem they are trying to solve in new and worse ways. These people are arrogant beyond belief, and at the same time not only incompetent, but _inexperienced_. It is really a case of "idiots never need to learn anything, they already know everything better than anybody else".
Indeed. And that is another reason to not have any dependencies on systemd, as you are then bound to one platform and are at the mercy of one company. Not smart.
Right on the mark. Some people still have an intact backbone and have not been replaced by Red Hat shills (like, for example, the Debian technical committee has been).
And they give exactly the worst problem with systemd as a reason: The people behind it. These people are not part of the Linux community, they are a hostile invasion force.
Of course, there are numerous technical problems with systemd, but the simple and clean way to address them is to just not use it.
Don't be lazy, google() yourself. The whole idea is utterly disconnected to reality. Of course there are a lot of bright-eyed morons that think this thing is actually going to help. It is not.
The question was about an individual journalist. If you have an organization large and well-known enough to be hard to touch and somebody with real courage on the top, then you have a chance. But the editor of the Guardian _was_ willing to go to prison, if that was what it took. And that _is_ what it takes in a police state slowly going towards full-blown fascism.
That is the main non-technical problem. The main technical one is that you must not use the cover OS installation to protect the hidden area (which is glaringly obvious) or that the hidden area must be protected against overwriting (which is glaringly obvious).
The whole thing is a smart idea that completely falls on its face when confronted with technical and non-technical realities. Unfortunately, most people are far too much removed from reality to see that and hence live in this fantasy-world where this idea works. Kind of why the evil fuckers that make these considerations necessary were voted into office in the first place: People are generally stupid.
1. (Most stupid proposal so far): That will fail by a simple look-up of the HDD serial number which the HDD reports via SMART command. 2. Ever heard of x-rays? You know, like they use in airports? 3. Lots and lots of forensic tools that can detect that. 4. Uh huh. About as obvious as just ssh-ing to your remote server. Nothing gained at all. 5. Again, x-rays. 6. An have that friend go to jail as a "data mule" instead. Only good piece of advice in here. Utterly immoral though.
The VPS+Tails idea is about the only one that can work. Better write nothing down though and better make sure your tails copy is always current and cannot be tampered with. Incidentally, renting a VPS with cash is impossible almost everywhere, but you do not actually need to. Just make sure it is a country that is unlike to cooperate with your enemy. In addition, better make sure to only work on it via hidden service or it may well get attacked by "hackers" in some routine government-sponsored break-ins.
The encrypted VM is an exceptionally stupid idea though.
Enough has been written about the utter stupidity of "plausible deniability". It is almost impossible to be "careful and don't leave breadcrumbs" even for experts. Go land yourself in hot water if you like. But don't say you were not warned.
If you do not, then you are a "troublemaker" and will be treated just the same as a criminal. The police state is violently opposed to any and all resistance and the law does only support them, not you anymore.
And once they suspect that, they will just x-ray you, like they do for drugs. And then wait until it comes out and maybe slap a few extra charges on you.
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It is really a surprise, yes. Maybe some new == better stupidity. For the Debian technical committee it is quite clear however: They have been subverted by people with connections to Red Hat.
The systemd core people never have done that. They do not understand the problem they are trying to solve in new and worse ways. These people are arrogant beyond belief, and at the same time not only incompetent, but _inexperienced_. It is really a case of "idiots never need to learn anything, they already know everything better than anybody else".
Well, Darth Leonard is obviously trying to emulate Windows in more than one aspect. Possibly because he has never understood what makes Unix better.
Well said.
Indeed. And that is another reason to not have any dependencies on systemd, as you are then bound to one platform and are at the mercy of one company. Not smart.
That is complete bullshit. The systems small enough to need Busybox are not going away.
Right on the mark. Some people still have an intact backbone and have not been replaced by Red Hat shills (like, for example, the Debian technical committee has been).
And they give exactly the worst problem with systemd as a reason: The people behind it. These people are not part of the Linux community, they are a hostile invasion force.
Of course, there are numerous technical problems with systemd, but the simple and clean way to address them is to just not use it.
You are mistaken. Finland is not an isolated economy.
The hidden volume is protected by being inside the decoy volume, which you don't modify after setting it up.
Which happens to be glaringly obvious.
Oh, and that large, encrypted WM image is not going to raise suspicion? On what planet do you live?
Don't be lazy, google() yourself. The whole idea is utterly disconnected to reality. Of course there are a lot of bright-eyed morons that think this thing is actually going to help. It is not.
This seems to be a concerted propaganda campaign suggesting that things are getting better. They are not. They are getting worse and worse.
The question was about an individual journalist. If you have an organization large and well-known enough to be hard to touch and somebody with real courage on the top, then you have a chance. But the editor of the Guardian _was_ willing to go to prison, if that was what it took. And that _is_ what it takes in a police state slowly going towards full-blown fascism.
That is the main non-technical problem. The main technical one is that you must not use the cover OS installation to protect the hidden area (which is glaringly obvious) or that the hidden area must be protected against overwriting (which is glaringly obvious).
The whole thing is a smart idea that completely falls on its face when confronted with technical and non-technical realities. Unfortunately, most people are far too much removed from reality to see that and hence live in this fantasy-world where this idea works. Kind of why the evil fuckers that make these considerations necessary were voted into office in the first place: People are generally stupid.
Indeed. An that is just one of the problems.
It already is impossible to do, at the moment this fact is just obscured by trickery.
Sorry, but that shift has happened a long time ago. The thing a basic income would ensure is that people are not powerless _and_ poor.
They will just lock you up a few weeks until their Gentoo-expert finds the time.
1. (Most stupid proposal so far): That will fail by a simple look-up of the HDD serial number which the HDD reports via SMART command.
2. Ever heard of x-rays? You know, like they use in airports?
3. Lots and lots of forensic tools that can detect that.
4. Uh huh. About as obvious as just ssh-ing to your remote server. Nothing gained at all.
5. Again, x-rays.
6. An have that friend go to jail as a "data mule" instead. Only good piece of advice in here. Utterly immoral though.
The VPS+Tails idea is about the only one that can work. Better write nothing down though and better make sure your tails copy is always current and cannot be tampered with. Incidentally, renting a VPS with cash is impossible almost everywhere, but you do not actually need to. Just make sure it is a country that is unlike to cooperate with your enemy. In addition, better make sure to only work on it via hidden service or it may well get attacked by "hackers" in some routine government-sponsored break-ins.
The encrypted VM is an exceptionally stupid idea though.
Enough has been written about the utter stupidity of "plausible deniability". It is almost impossible to be "careful and don't leave breadcrumbs" even for experts. Go land yourself in hot water if you like. But don't say you were not warned.
If you do not, then you are a "troublemaker" and will be treated just the same as a criminal. The police state is violently opposed to any and all resistance and the law does only support them, not you anymore.
Indeed. That British law is not about right or wrong, it is about enabling them to do it to you for daring to encrypt things they want.
And once they suspect that, they will just x-ray you, like they do for drugs. And then wait until it comes out and maybe slap a few extra charges on you.