[ubuntu-studio-devel] US Wiki/ help regarding data protection

[lukefromdc at hushmail.com]

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.mardorf at 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
>
>
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