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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: DocFeelGud on May 22, 2013, 02:45 am

Title: Is Mac OS bad?
Post by: DocFeelGud on May 22, 2013, 02:45 am
People have told me Mac's OS is the worst one to use for dark net ventures. As long as I'm using Tor browser and GPG, aren't I protected??
Title: Re: Is Mac OS bad?
Post by: dabigboss on May 22, 2013, 03:22 am
Someone with more knowledge about this feel free to correct me, but yes, it is safe.  As long as you are using Tor properly, your identity is protected.  As long as you are encrypting your address and sensitive messages, the information you input into SR is protected.

With that being said, Mac OS is not the IDEAL operating system for "dark net ventures".  I would never use it if I were a vendor, or if I had any major concerns about being raided by L.E.  Mac OS just lacks a lot of the customizable security/encryption options that you can implement in more open operating systems like Linux. 
Title: Re: Is Mac OS bad?
Post by: DoctorFate on May 22, 2013, 04:10 am
Is it the worst to use, no, it's an OS and it's fine.  If you keep up with your updates, don't download things from unknown sites, don't login to unknown sites, make sure you logging in to the right site, don't take your mac to random places and connect to public wireless, don't click links in emails from anyone and especially people you don't know, and don't let people use your computer, you'll be fine. 

I don't use mac, mostly because I used them for like 15 years, back when G4's were the like whoa and mac os didn't use stupid cat names.   Back then mac os 10 would constantly give thos stupid error window with a bomb icon and restart button (mac ver of blue screen of death) but mac os has come a long way since then, they use intel now and they've made of improvements.  Windows really isn't much better if anything it can be worse but at the end of the day it's the user who compromises the system.

Anyway all I'm saying is whatever your OS if you keep it up to date, use tor, and keep your computer secure your fine. 

Title: Re: Is Mac OS bad?
Post by: DocFeelGud on May 22, 2013, 05:51 am
Thanks for the input guys. People haven't been responding to my posts as they first were and I have a lot of questions still regarding the merits of Private mailboxes etc. but this was helpful. Why should you not use public wi-fi though? I was told it's harder to pin an individual signal int hat type of environment? Untrue?