Desktop or laptop? What hardware are you using! : CafeDread

3 points

1 month ago

and if money wasn't a concern what would your setup look like?

You can ask any time.

But Anyone concerned with OpSec shouldn't share that they're using currently.

/u/bi_tux

2 points

1 month ago

I'm writing this from my thinkpad T60

/u/jethro23

2 points

1 month ago

I wouldnt let people know what youre using... maybe read up on /u/OpSecs

/u/bi_tux

1 points

1 month ago

dw, I rarely use my thinkpad collection for anything, just sometimes for fun

/u/bugstar

1 points

1 month ago

If security wasn't a concern i'd say a mix of stolen hardware

/u/jethro23

1 points

1 month ago

Anything that can run Tails

/u/Beelzebub snⱯ ɯoɹɟ ɐɓuᴉN

1 points

1 month ago

Currently a Commodore 64.

If I could afford the power bill, a Sun Blade 6048 with 48 UltraSPARC processors would be my Dream Machine.

/u/TTTz Ⓜ️ Looking for Twerk

1 points

1 month ago

Ported GameBoy Color

/u/iamedging

1 points

1 month ago

it would be a problem with opsec
custom build open source laptop

/u/LLL

1 points

1 month ago

laptop so I can destroy this bitch easily if the feds come through

swap laptops every couple months (I dont do the wifi adapter swap thing, for the price of a quality adapter I can just get a used laptop cash, without a trace of purchase- which comes with a wifi adapter) - saves me the time to replace the adapter too so all I gotta do is get rid of the mic and Im set.

bonus : I sell the old laptop after formatting it so I basically swap my laptop/wifi adapter for free everytime

/u/DonatonCaprion

1 points

1 month ago

You could also overwrite the data to make it hard to recover, instead of just formatting, it's not sufficient if your threat model is high, it's called "shredding".

/u/LLL

1 points

1 month ago

I mean I just reset the PC (like a factory reset), isn't that supposed to delete all information ?

/u/DonatonCaprion

1 points

1 month ago*

If the data isn't encrypted before format, it can be recoverable and reconstructed, ideally you want to shred data/over write using specialized software or scripts, again this really depends on your threat model.

/u/LLL

1 points

1 month ago

what data can be recovered then ? Surely only a small fraction of the formatted data can be recoverable, if I wipe 250 GB of data that frees up 250GB on the hard drive where the hell else is that data gonna be stored ?

I dont get what you're saying man where is all that encrypted data going to be stored after you wiped the PC and the hard drive is showing that the GB Is now available for new data to be written ?

/u/DonatonCaprion

1 points

1 month ago

When you format a hard drive, the data doesn't magically immediately cease to exist. Instead, the formatting process rearranges the file system and removes references to the existing files from the drive, making them inaccessible through normal means, (to the average person just looking around in the drive).

The actual data remains on the disk until it's overwritten by new data, which is why I brought up overwritten using specially crafted scripts or softwares.

The formatting process typically only removes the file system's pointers to the data, such as the file names, locations, and other metadata.

The raw data itself, like the 1s and 0s that make up the files, is still present on the disk.

This is why it's sometimes possible to recover data from a formatted hard drive using specialized software or techniques, as long as the data hasn't been overwritten. However, the likelihood of successful recovery decreases over time, especially if the drive is used regularly after formatting, or ideally if it's encrypted before format (full disk encryption), it becomes borderline impossible to recover the data to even brute force.

/u/LLL

1 points

1 month ago

Damn I didnt know it worked like that, I hope the ppl who bought the laptops filled the crap out of it lol, but thanks bro I'll do that next time.

Also, if Im booting from a USB technically the hard drive has no data referring to the darknet shit I was doing on the USB right ?

/u/DonatonCaprion

1 points

1 month ago

If you're booting tails OS from a USB, no data is written on hard drive, it's loaded in RAM.

/u/EnglishInEngland

1 points

1 month ago

If he's booting tails OS from USB, there's no point in buying new laptop's etc is there?

/u/DonatonCaprion

1 points

1 month ago

Well, you just need something to boot tails OS, 4-8GB of if RAM is enough.

/u/LLL

1 points

1 month ago

no need for a new laptop but recommended to swap Wifi adapters, which are costly if you want a good one.

Another paranoid side of me thinks that using the same laptop can give out information about the machine you're using (screen size, MAC address, etc..)

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1 points

1 month ago

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1 points

1 month ago

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