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QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system

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176 points TheFreim | 1 comments | 11 Jul 23 18:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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legrande ◴[11 Jul 23 19:15 UTC] No.36685913[source]▶
What kind of threat model requires someone to use Qubes? I know Snowden uses it and there's even a testimonial of him on the Qubes site recommending it. Is this for people on 'lists' or are high value targets because they visited the wrong site or said something the authorities didn't like and their machines are now being targeted?
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1. vitehozonage ◴[11 Jul 23 19:29 UTC] No.36686103[source]▶
I'd say everyone that has the ability to use it. Society is in a dark age where basically nothing else is fit for use; one bad click on most machines could compromise you for years, it is an insane situation. Even if you have other needs that can't be fulfilled with Qubes, you should have a Qubes machine for other tasks that are security-sensitive