Re: Tails

[Stephen Allen <marathon.durandal@gmail.com>]

On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 02:33:21AM -0700, Weaver wrote:
> 
> On Sun, May 18, 2014 2:05 am, Francesco Ariis wrote:
> > On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 10:59:31PM -0700, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> >> Lighten up, lad and stop taking all things literally.
> >>
> >
> <snip>
> >
> > Back OT, someone please tell to the investigative journalist that
> > using Tails or any other OS on a compromised machine is a risky choice.
> > I am sure I am preaching to the choir here, but I found people who don't
> > otherwise take interest in security may think that a bootable USB will
> > magically shield them from, say, a hardware key-logger.
> >
> It's only one step in a short introduction to base level security.
> I have no intention of going into the rest of it on-list.
> Other than the fact it's not relevant to the list, at least half the
> replies are a waste of time reading and a sad statement on the mentalities
> of those making them.
> 
> I have always found the community to be a source of supportive assistance.
> Other than obvious exceptions, that appears to belong to another time and
> in other company.
> Cheers!

It used to be, alas it's not much of that anymore - many of the newer
folk are to blame unfortunately. Sorry that you were given the gears by
some idiots - your OP didn't creep me out in the slightest, and Kudo's
to you in helping out the young lady pursue her career safely. These are
unsafe times for "investigative" journalists around the world.