"Isn't a laptop wireless hardware switch simpler?" No, it only provides one-third of the functionality that is required to fully secure the radio: This is the situation at the moment:
1. A hardware switch for the motherboard. 2. A software combo switch which you must engage after bootup to fully turn off the radio. 3. Then you have to install software like "rfkill" to check the wireless status. This is insufficient because sometimes you forget the key combo, which leaves the wireless broadcasting. Some computers don't have a hardware switch at all, while some have a fake hardware switch, so the wireless is always on in some capacity. And on some computers it's difficult to turn off bluetooth via software. A hardware device provides all the appropriate functionality for all wireless devices (wifi, bluetooth, etc.) in one product - including feedback, kill, and the security of tamperproof hardware. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/aa2ab5a0-055c-4559-b882-999e8d7d74dc%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
