Kyle Rankin @kyle@librem.one
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Technical author, FOSS advocate, public speaker, Linux security & infrastructure geek, author of The Best of Hack and /: Linux Admin Crash Course, Linux Hardening in Hostile Networks and many other books, ex-Linux Journal columnist.
Joined Apr 2019
Our new Librem Keys are Made in USA! I wrote a brief post on why having an even more secure supply chain is so important. Watching these come off the line is even more mesmerizing than watching my 3D printer. https://puri.sm/posts/made-in-usa-librem-key/
Today's office is brought to you by a lake outside of Lansing. #vanlife
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I've been reading @kyle Rankin's Hardening Linux book, and the client chapter confirmed what I suspected, since I've started using Linux, that Linux has security issues as a client OS. The Qubes setup was interesting, but sounds very resource intensive. It also reminds me of how the Unix workstation model was setup, when I was lucky enough to work under it.
I think apps were sandboxed better under OS/2, but I'd have to revisit The Design of OS/2 to be sure.
I recommend the Hardening Linux book
McCarthy built such a machine in the `40s and `50s. Started with Communists, then Communist-leaning views, then Socialist views, eventually expanded to include homosexuality. Victims lost their jobs, were blacklisted from their industries.
Black Hat drama this week shows the risks in creating a machine/process w/ the power to censor a group for personal views. Always starts w/ dangerous/unsympathetic views, inevitably expands to censor other groups based on shakier grounds. #slipperyslope
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My dad died yesterday.
He was 65 and had become a hero to me. A few months back, when we almost lost my wife and newborn son, my dad came and stayed with us. He took care of my kids -- kept them fed and feeling loved -- while I was taking care of things in the hospitals.
He dropped everything for a month... to make sure he was there for me and our kids.
When I needed help more than any other time in my life... he was there. And he was amazing.
I love you, dad.
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The skills and talent of the people I work with frequently amazes me. Like how our Design Director uses all free software tools to make our #LibremOne commercial: https://puri.sm/posts/see-your-junk-behind-the-scenes/
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Check out how we made that "See Your Junk" video with free software only :
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@kyle Did this many years ago and have never regretted it. I have basically ruled out the option of flying altogether and now drive everywhere. Love being the master of my own schedule.
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If only there was a Tech podcast / show that had...
- No Swearing (kid and work friendly)
- No personal attacks ("Be Excellent To Each Other")
- No political attacks (no matter who you vote for, we're friends)
- Lots of nerdy-ness (goofy and serious)
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The Intercept is hiring a digital security specialist in NYC, if anyone is interested!
You’ll work directly with journalists on operational security issues related to securing devices, communicating with sources, protecting document sets, and collaborating securely. You'll also develop curriculum for and help run an internal digital security training program.
This is a union job. POC, people with disabilities, women, and LGBT candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
By the way, I know all of this because I've been handing out custom per-use email addresses for years. Makes it easy to find when someone sells you out.
Follow up: in the brief time that my email was in Square's system, they opted me into ads from a local merchant I used the card at a month before Square got my email. So I get to opt out of those now too... #privacy
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Stories like this one from @arstechnica are not unusual:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/
That's why Purism takes the digital supply chain so seriously. Read about our efforts to protect the digital supply chain here:
https://puri.sm/posts/protecting-the-digital-supply-chain/
- Personal Site
- https://kylerank.in
- Personal Bibliography
- https://kylerank.in/writing.html
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Technical author, FOSS advocate, public speaker, Linux security & infrastructure geek, author of The Best of Hack and /: Linux Admin Crash Course, Linux Hardening in Hostile Networks and many other books, ex-Linux Journal columnist.
Joined Apr 2019
