Why would it matter who the Palestinian doctors are? Shit is wild.

Damm it so it could be related! Are you going to do another install of it or just roll with it?

Its good to know that it might just be the Chromecast itself and not any malware type stuff happening with it.

“Sorry, you appear not to be old enough to use the site”

Lol

Monero is awesome but idk about Haveno its weird that you have to download and install it when bisq worked perfectly well enough.

Also it isn’t untraceable once you give your cashapp or zelle or whatever it is to receive the money. Even money in the mail is easily traced, you have to pick it up somehow.

If they want you, they will get you.

But yes Monero is awesome I just don’t like Haveno

A capital offense?

That’s insane. Maybe if you’re a politician or someone supposed to be being in charge of shit but they actually get encouragement for it and face zero consequences.

A dude in us government took a 50 thousand dollar bribe and you think Joe Blow not telling the IRS about 10K should be put to death?

Yupp I’ve had my phone in my hand before and they call back and it rings for a nanosecond like not even enough to make the full ring sound once on the phone.

Then they hangup immediately and you have to start over.

I just don’t want to run it all the time due to wear and tear on the fans and GPU mainly because of all the heat. Its ventilated properly and all that but I usually fall asleep with the TV on so I feel like running it constantly all the time is going to wear out the parts quicker.

Not really but due to the current US administration I think Europe is realizing they need more of their own autonomy back. That’s why Germany and others are switching to open source options and I’m so glad to see it.

I believe they did it when you updated the regular ps3 firmware it was like an all in one thing.

I mean at an airport it is kind of warranted though. The only other options are to leave and go home and miss the flight (If you’re even near your home at that point), miss the call and put your job on the line, or go to the bathroom I guess but this is still public.

At least they aren’t doing it on the plane.

in a leadership role

it’s more important to be confident than to be right

… No dude, it isn’t.

And PlayStation!

“Do what I want or the people will suffer”

So serious question why couldn’t they pay a Chinese vessel to come get or move their oil.

I’d bet a fat stack of cash the USA wouldn’t dare touch one if it was Chinese. Or shit maybe even Trumps daddy Putin could send a Russian oil tanker to move it around. Bet they wouldn’t fuck with that either.

Is it just a cost thing?

To be fair not all crime causes harm to other people.

There’s only been like 3 times mainly that have been found out about publicly at least

OnionDuke Malware (2014)

Operation Onymous (2014)

Tor Exit Node Malware Campaign (2020)

So it can happen but doesn’t happen often and the people who pull it off usually have virtually unlimited funding to do it. For the common person its still safer than rawdogging the internet

That excerpt still says it was deployed to all the businesses listed above it, though. So yes it was being used however those businesses used it.

And yes closed source components are inescapable (and also a potential threat) unless you use something that is GNU certified and I don’t even think a lot of them can even run the current version of Tails but I havent researched it in awhile. Maybe could run Tor browser though but if my memory serves correctly even stuff that is GNU certified has some proprietary hardware in it.

But no, the irrationality here would be saying “because something is open source you should trust it automatically and ask no questions about it” which of course isn’t what you said but you implied that because something is open source its automatically to be trusted. And that’s not true.

I never said not to use TOR or implied that, I said (and you can look back at my comments and see) that just because something is open source doesn’t automatically mean it is safe and trustworthy. And I don’t think its irrational to say that.

This was all in response to someone pointing out that depending on what the person is using TOR for they should do more research about it and educate themselves on security of using it which is true.

Never just see open source and assume complete safety or trustworthiness. Which is something people who have never used TOR do all the time and why you see the points I made being brought up around the conversation constantly.

Open source doesn’t guarantee complete safety, you should still take other steps in addition to using open source to better enhance your privacy and security. TOR is great and I think OP and others interested should use it, but you should never blindly trust something just because it is open source and used a lot. Vulnerabilities can happen all the time, if they didn’t Tails wouldn’t ever need updated at all.

Alternatives (that I wouldn’t really recommend) do exist and since you mentioned how none were mentioned the two that come to mind first is i2p and Whonix although Whonix uses Tor routing but is an alternative to Tails I guess. Still wouldn’t recommend them over Tails though.

The algorithm has been included in the code libraries and software of major vendors and industry bodies, including Microsoft, Cisco Systems, RSA, Juniper, RIM for Blackberry, OpenSSL, McAfee, Samsung, Symantec, and Thales, according to Nist documentation, external.

Whether the software of these organisations was secure depended on how the algorithm had been used, Cambridge University cryptographic expert Richard Clayton told the BBC.

I wouldn’t say it didn’t affect anyone. And the thing about stuff like this is that this is just what has been found there likely exist many other things like this that won’t be found for a long time if it all.

OP should still use open source, to be clear I never said they shouldn’t.

But your comment implied that because it is open source it automatically means that it is safe and trustworthy and that isn’t true.

Obviously your security is much better on widely used open source software and programs than on proprietary stuff that isn’t widely audited but it doesn’t guarantee your safety and that’s all I was pointing out.

Also to add to this, since the discussion is about TOR I think this line of conversation is even more warranted and not just some “ritualistic” thing like your edit on that original comment says. TOR is 80% funded directly by the State department.

Now, yes many talented software people are out there but the governments of the world have some of the best and it would be in all of their best interests not to disclose a vulnerability in something they could use against someone. You’re either the USAs ally or someone that is against it, either of those options would make you not disclosing a vulnerability in your best interests.

So to automatically assume that software from a government that historically is against human and privacy rights is safe simply because it is open source is disingenuous.

That said, I still recommend TOR and I like it a lot. But I do not recommend trusting something simply because it is open source. Since this user wanted an in depth conversation on the topic I don’t feel like its “ritualistic purity” to disclose all that I said above.

It isn’t bad to be suspicious. If no one was, then open source wouldn’t even matter because no one would be wary enough to check.

I’m reminded of the backdoor the NSA placed in OpenSSL.

I love open source everything, but open source doesn’t just automatically mean “safer”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24048343