One more point about the various debates here: While Ubuntu with Unity has shared personal information, UbuntuStudio has never used Unity and never had the shopping lens or its descendants.
On 6/21/2016 at 2:08 PM, "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > >On Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:15:42 +0200, Set Hallstrom wrote: >> Because Ubuntu Studio is open, cares for freedom and strives for >> transparency, it's true that Ubuntu Studio offers >> better control over your privacy than proprietary operating >systems >> usually do. Ubuntu Studio does not include software for >encryption >> and/or anonymity, but you can and are free to install such tools. >> However, even when you use tools known to grant the strongest >> available privacy, there are still pitfalls. >> >> As soon as a computer is connected to the Internet, user errors >and >> misunderstandings, can render even the strongest protections >useless: >> Third parties not necessarily need to do something manipulative; >a >> user's lack of knowledge can easily make sensitive information >> public, usage-patterns can easily make the origin of sensitive >> information identifiable and once such data is stored on the >> Internet, there's no way to control it. >> >> Journalists, activists or anybody else working with sensitive >> information should consider never connecting computers >containing >> such information to the Internet. Engaging in media production >that >> implies a high-level of threat is a very serious step that goes >> beyond the scope and purpose of Ubuntu Studio. To learn more >about >> how to transfer sensitive information via Internet securely, you >can >> start here: https://freedom.press/digital-security > >I'm fine with this text, perhaps the link to links is not that >good. I >suspect it's not that much related to Linux, e.g. the FSF link >mentions >Enigmail. > >Two important sources regarding the state of affairs are the CCC >and >Schneier. > >https://www.ccc.de/en/ >https://www.schneier.com/ > >Those sources aren't good to learn about data protection, but to >get >informed about what is going on. > >Even the following services could be useful: > >https://cve.mitre.org/ > >https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Service/Aktuell/Cert_Bund_Meldungen/cert >_bund_meldungen_node.html;jsessionid=C6145B5A128FD1A3061BA23FB3D50B >4D.2_cid294 > >https://www.cert-bund.de/overview/AdvisoryShort > >Best practise is to follow security mailing lists. I'm not doing >this, >but at least I'm subscribed to general mailing lists, were >security is >more important, such as freebsd-questions. > >I have serious doubts regarding security tips. It's better to be >informed about what is going on and to avoid computers for >sensitive >data. How often do we read complains regarding sent mails that are >stored encrypted? There are too many security wholes, such as >people >storing the mails they sent encrypted, as decrypted mails on their >computers and things like this. > >Regards, >Ralf > > >-- >ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list >ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com >Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel -- ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list ubuntu-studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
