% Trustworthy computers
% Jonas Smedegaard
% Oslo, Norway, January 9th, 2018

# Overview

  * "Secure" is bullshit
  * Trustworthy systems
  * Trustworthy computers
  * Not just you
  * Conclusion

# "Secure" is bullshit

 >* **Secure** covers anything and everything
  * Secure = stable
  * Secure = boring

# Keep safe from harm

 * Nothing to hide...

# Keep safe from harm

 * Nothing to hide, loose, hijack, disturb, disrupt, block, plagiate, impersonate...
 * No precious digital information or activites

# Keep safe - establish trust

 * Free software, actively and carefully maintained

# Systems

Debian
: Avoid addons (install e.g. Firefox plugins only from Debian)

LineageOS (or Replicant)
: Addons from [F-Droid][] and the [Guardian Project][guardian]

[F-Droid]: https://f-droid.org/
  "F-Droid app manager for Android"
[guardian]: https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/
  "Android app repository, by the Guardian Project"

# Keep safe - establish trust

 * Free software, actively and carefully maintained
 * Free hardware, actively and carefully maintained

# Computers - recommended

Phone
: Medium: Refurbished [Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300)][i9300]

Desktop / Home server
: Most [Linux-ready desktop PC][pc] (avoid NVIDIA/Broadcom stuff)
: Light: [Olimex LIME2][lime2]

Laptop
: Medium: Refurbished [LibreBoot T400][t400]
: Strong: Purism [Librem 13 or 15][librem]

# Computers - recommended later/assisted

Phone
: (Light [tricky]: Refurbished [Nokia N900][n900])
: Medium: Refurbished [Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300)][i9300]
: (Medium [future]: [Neo900][neo900])
: (Strong [future]: Purism [Librem 5][librem])

Desktop / Home server
: Most [Linux-ready desktop PC][pc] (avoid NVIDIA/Broadcom stuff)
: Light: [Olimex LIME2][lime2]

Laptop
: (Light [tricky]: [ASUS ChromeBook C201][c201])
: (Light [tricky]: Olimex TERES-1)
: Medium: Refurbished [LibreBoot T400][t400]
: Strong: Purism [Librem 13 or 15][librem]

[n900]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
  "N900, by Nokia"
[neo900]: http://neo900.org/
  "Neo900"
[i9300]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III
  "Galaxy S3 (i9300), by Samsung"
[pc]: https://linuxpreloaded.com/
  "Linux-ready desktop PC (avoid NVIDIA/Broadcom stuff)"
[lime2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLinuXino#A20-OLinuXino-LIME2
  "OLinuXino LIME2, by Olimex"
[c201]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromebook#List_of_Chromebooks
  "Chromebook C201, by ASUS"
[t400]: https://minifree.org/product/libreboot-t400/
  "LibreBoot T400, by Ministry of Freedom"
[librem]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purism,_SPC#Products
  "Librem computers, by Purism"

# Keep friends safe too

 >* Help your friends stay safe too
 * Help your enemies as well
 * fsociety

# Keep safe - Blind trust is for babies

Blind trust = giving up control = **non-free**

# Keep safe - Trust paths

 * Debian secured by PGP Web-of-Trust
 * Debian operates transparently - "Security through mockery"
 * Free software - "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs shallow"
 * [Open Source Hardware][oshw] helps ensure [longevity][ifixit]

[oshw]: https://www.oshwa.org/definition/
  "Open Source Hardware definition by OSHWA (Open Source Hardware Alliance)"

[ifixit]: https://www.ifixit.com/
  "IFIXIT - The free repair guide for everything, written by everyone"

# The end

 * Don't blindly trust promises of "secure" or "safe".
 * Don't blindly trust me.
 * Trust what convinces you is trustworthy!
 * Discuss your assessments with friends and anyone.
 * Get elected, and integrate into laws.

Me: <dr@jones.dk>  
This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/hw/oslo/>