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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Just keep in mind that merely searching for Tails was enough to get you on an NSA watchlist 10 years ago. I have to imagine the situation has only gotten worse since then.

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/07/if-you-do-nsa-will-spy-you/88054/

If your mission is to stay off the radar, get really creative on how you obtain and use Tails. In some circumstances, it may be better to maintain anonymity by using a common OS setup.

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tails is an absolute godsend for dictatorships (including tor too :>).

[–] Object@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Even without dictatorship, it's really comforting to have a Tails USB stick with encrypted volume set up. Feels like a little home on the go in my pocket.

[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Besides that yeah (it's especially useful in dictatorships though) It's very comforting to have an extra line of security/privacy JIC you ever need it. Personally besides political dissent i think it's a little overkill but nice to have at all times eitherway :)