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I'm curious if whonix actually provides any value rather than just running tor locally?

Like has there ever been a case when because tor was run locally on someones computer over using whonix for tor that they were compromised?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 years ago (15 children)

I guess since they weren't caught there's nothing to report about it so we probably wouldn't know... so I assume yes. Also Whonix works in perfect combination with QubesOS, so at that level of opsec is fucking hella hard to caught someone, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (8 children)

The only problem with Qubes + Whonix combination is well it's not newbie friendly at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago (7 children)

It shouldn't be, using Qubes+Whonix is for people who have the need for a super secure system, from starters you have a hardware barrier that would prevent a lot of people from using it. I mean, you can use it just because yes but I don't think there's much benefit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Yeah it depends on your threat model but even if you have the right hardware, it would still be pretty hard if you are a newbie who say, has recently switched to Linux.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Furthermore, Linux knowledge will only help you to an extent with Qubes. You should ideally also be familiar with how Xen works and how it's configured.

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