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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Tor and Tails Merge to Fight Global Surveillance and Censorship (linuxiac.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I think any "privacy oriented OS" is inherently a questionable (kneejerk: Stupid and reeks of stale honey) strategy in the first place.

A very good friend of mine is a journalist. The kind of journalist where... she actually deals with the shit the average person online larps and then some. And what I and her colleagues have suggested is the following:

Two flash drives

One that is a livecd for basically any linux distro. If you are able to reboot the machine you are using and boot to this, do it. That helps with software keyloggers but obviously not hardware
One that is just a folder full of portable installs of the common "privacy oriented" software (like the tor browser) supporting a few different OS types.

Given the option? Boot the public computer to the live image. Regardless, use the latter to access whatever chat or email accounts (that NEVER are logged into on any machine you "own" or near your home) you need.