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Linux focused on Privacy ? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hello,

I've heard that Ubuntu may not fully prioritize user privacy and collects telemetry data. Could you please clarify:

Is this accurate? Are there Linux distributions that place a stronger emphasis on privacy?

Thank you 🙏🏼

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[–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Tails isn't really a security focused distro, no significant kernel or other security hardening. It is amnesic. Whonix (based on Kicksecure) is security hardened but still based on Debian which isn't great for a security base.

Secureblue is what I would recommend because it a security focused Linux distro that benefits from Fedora's SELinux, and has a bunch of its own additions.

QubesOS is obviously the best for security. Combine that with a Whonix or Secureblue guest OS and you're perfect.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    It is very private, by nature of it recording so little and leaving so little trace. Which is what was being asked about, not strictly speaking security.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I was specifically responding to at the end where you say it is "super secure" at the end of your comment. It is not a security focused distro. It isnt even (only) a privacy distro. It is an anonymity distro. Fedora is private, but it doesnt store everything in RAM or route everything through Tor, so it isn't amnesic or anonymity focused.

    When compared to Whonix (which is Debian based like Tails) or Secureblue (Fedora Atomic based), Tails doesnt do nearly anything to harden its base other than to strictly proxy the network through Tor, run in RAM, and some default apps.

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