I think there is room for improvement with the Linux distributions. There seems to be an over-inflated importance on being ‘close to upstream’. Take Arch for example. How many Arch users implement a Mandatory Access Control system? Isolation and sandboxing is already a topic of concern with Linux. …

I’m marking this thread as invalid and closing it because the initial post, as well as OP’s follow-up replies, don’t clearly propose an actionable change to the website. There are a few angles from OP’s critique of the current recommendations that can lead to actionable changes, though. [image] …

“move fast and break things” should be expected from proper rolling release ala suse tumbleweed. Too bad pg doesn’t mention that on the os recommendation page. Personally i like debian testing to be on the middle ground, not proper rolling as debian unstable nor too old as debian stable, plus I’m bi…

The thing I think you seem to be overlooking is that Privacy Guides just doesn’t recommend desktop Linux distros to use as alternatives to others. They recommend distros that are also private and secure enough that most people can use from the get go (for the most part if not absolutely 100%). If y…

[image] anon6473621: Security fixes are often backported in stability focused distros, like Debian. They do not backport every security fix. They backport some. I believe they only patch the ones that are given a CVE. Debian also does not have a strong security setup by default. You’re respon…

Not just this but also choosing a distro that is optimal for good privacy and security from a fresh install/default. Do you not see an issue with a distro that has no MAC system by default? What happens if there is an exploit in your browser? The browser is maybe one of the most important package…

Are you talking about Firefox here for the browser? Or referring to a browser in general that includes any browsers that you can install on Fedora?

I was being nitpicky about your language of ‘by default’. I was thinking of Arch when you said this. It would be any browser you install. I am no security expert by trade, but I like to learn and read about it. Systems like SELinux have ‘profiles’ that limit what a package or application can access…

[image] anon6473621: My concern is that being marketed as a guide, this probably means less tech literate types may be lulled into a false sense of security Yes, simplicity is security in my opinion, as I personally scared of changing anything and stick with defaults :smiling_face: Example of…

[image] anon6473621: My concern is that being marketed as a guide, this probably means less tech literate types may be lulled into a false sense of security without say, a bit of a warning that you, the user, should be setting up a MAC and probably some additional sandboxing/isolation measures y…

[image] hashcatHitman: expected to have sufficient Linux knowledge to properly set up security What percentage of population can or will do that? Super tiny. “Balance between simplicity, secure defaults, usability & stability” could be added to recommendations criteria list . But “usability”…

[image] anon6473621: Take Arch for example. How many Arch users implement a Mandatory Access Control system? Isolation and sandboxing is already a topic of concern with Linux. “Noob” distros have stronger out of box protection by comparison. You have to be pretty knowledgeable in Linux to secure…

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Yes, simplicity is security in my opinion, as I personally scared of changing anything and stick with defaults Example of the most I do in Linux: ubuntu configuration recommendations - #5 by rmd

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