Hi everyone,
I’m just an average person with no clear threats, but I am looking to avoid government surveillance, censorship in my country, and the data collection practices of companies like Google (i.e., “de-googling”). I’m looking to strike a balance between anonymity and privacy, but being as secure as possible just in case so I don’t have to worry about getting infected whit malicious downloads or USBs and my passwords or finances being stolen.
That being said, I recently discovered Qubes OS and have been learning more about it. I like the fact that each process runs its own VM, making it difficult for an adversary to infect the entire system. I found interesting in the Qubes + Whonix setup for web browsing. The thing is that I’ve heard some people say that this OS can significantly slow down your experience. So, my question is: do you think Qubes is really necessary for my needs? Or would a simpler Linux distribution with compartmentalization be enough? If so, what would you recommend?
For simple web browsing (e.g., YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, etc.), I plan on using proxies: https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends. Can you also recommend a browser and search engine that would align with my goal of balancing anonymity and privacy, while being as secure as possible? Please provide links to resources.
Thank you all