@ghostsinthebaseband ,direct access to hardware does pose a risk.
But more to the point, using complex software one hasn’t personally written involves a lot of trust on one’s part. For many of us that trust can allow software upgrades to change firmware to circumvent security of an os.
Even Torvalds has stated he’s no longer personally familiar with every line of the kernel.
There was a vulnerability for eight years in the kernel.
We have entered a time where accessing a global network leaves us vulnerable. How vulnerable is a matter of what information is made available, even encrypted information.
With AI the possibilities of accessing this information has increased.
Qubes is a hobby to me. I’m still an old school paper user for anything important to me.
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