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Today I want to share an interesting project with you: Ermine OS 🗻🦦. It’s a private live system based on Debian, created specifically for secure crypto operations 💲 and anonymous web browsing (for example, visiting forums)🌐.
Here is the repository: https://github.com/ermiusio/ermine_os
In addition to the system itself, the author has written a fairly long article that provides a detailed analysis of popular privacy-focused live distributions.
I particularly liked the breakdown of Tails OS🧅.
It explains the inner workings of the system "related to privacy"⚙️
For example, at the level of systemd services, scripts, and iptables, it shows how the killswitch works. It also covers issues with video memory (yes, this was a known problem, but I hadn't seen a breakdown of it in other reviews before). It even explains why Persistent Storage partially undermines the Tails concept itself and analyzes how application protection is implemented via AppArmor. It's a shame the author didn't go even deeper (for example, looking for backdoors in the source code), but overall, I hadn't seen such a high-quality review in Russian available publicly before.
The article also covers other "private live" systems like Whonix Live, Heads, Kicksecure Live, and so on.
And now about Ermine OS 🦦 itself:
The system runs entirely from a USB drive and writes almost nothing to the disk. All traffic goes exclusively through Tor with a kill-switch (if Tor were to suddenly fail, the network simply shuts down). There is an automatic MAC address and hostname changer. Among the applications, it includes Tor Browser with the author's own Fingerprint Spoofer plugin, a separate browser for I2P🚦, a separate i2pd with a GUI using zenity, and Cake Wallet.
Regarding security: it has custom AppArmor policies for all programs🔒, kernel hardening via sysctl, protection against cold-boot attacks using sdmem, and a completely disabled swap.
Additionally, the author has created an experimental option - RAM-mode which can be selected at boot. In this mode, the system continues to work even after the USB stick is removed, staying entirely within RAM.
The author has also prepared a detailed step-by-step guide on how to build your own live system in the second part of the article, plus they tested the killswitch and other important features.
The project looks quite interesting. Yes, it is still a bit rough around the edges, but as an article with a working example of a private live system, it is already excellent material.
It will be especially useful for beginners who want to build their own distribution for privacy purposes 🧩. There aren't many projects like this with decent articles and guides.
Of course, Heads also has documentation, but it's from 2017 and lacks such an in-depth comparison with other systems.
In general, big thanks to the author☝️ I don't understand why the repository is still so niche; in my opinion, it deserves much more attention. Alas, the article is written in Russian, and the author did not provide a translation. But I have translated it into English for them; enjoy it🌟
P.S. I only translated the md, the images are not included, but you can view the original tests and images in the github.
I hope you find it useful too ❤️
#anonymous_networks #crypto_protection #browsers #OPSEC #linux #i2p #privacy #tools #tor
Today I want to share an interesting project with you: Ermine OS 🗻🦦. It’s a private live system based on Debian, created specifically for secure crypto operations 💲 and anonymous web browsing (for example, visiting forums)🌐.
Here is the repository: https://github.com/ermiusio/ermine_os
In addition to the system itself, the author has written a fairly long article that provides a detailed analysis of popular privacy-focused live distributions.
I particularly liked the breakdown of Tails OS🧅.
It explains the inner workings of the system "related to privacy"⚙️
For example, at the level of systemd services, scripts, and iptables, it shows how the killswitch works. It also covers issues with video memory (yes, this was a known problem, but I hadn't seen a breakdown of it in other reviews before). It even explains why Persistent Storage partially undermines the Tails concept itself and analyzes how application protection is implemented via AppArmor. It's a shame the author didn't go even deeper (for example, looking for backdoors in the source code), but overall, I hadn't seen such a high-quality review in Russian available publicly before.
The article also covers other "private live" systems like Whonix Live, Heads, Kicksecure Live, and so on.
And now about Ermine OS 🦦 itself:
The system runs entirely from a USB drive and writes almost nothing to the disk. All traffic goes exclusively through Tor with a kill-switch (if Tor were to suddenly fail, the network simply shuts down). There is an automatic MAC address and hostname changer. Among the applications, it includes Tor Browser with the author's own Fingerprint Spoofer plugin, a separate browser for I2P🚦, a separate i2pd with a GUI using zenity, and Cake Wallet.
Regarding security: it has custom AppArmor policies for all programs🔒, kernel hardening via sysctl, protection against cold-boot attacks using sdmem, and a completely disabled swap.
Additionally, the author has created an experimental option - RAM-mode which can be selected at boot. In this mode, the system continues to work even after the USB stick is removed, staying entirely within RAM.
The author has also prepared a detailed step-by-step guide on how to build your own live system in the second part of the article, plus they tested the killswitch and other important features.
The project looks quite interesting. Yes, it is still a bit rough around the edges, but as an article with a working example of a private live system, it is already excellent material.
It will be especially useful for beginners who want to build their own distribution for privacy purposes 🧩. There aren't many projects like this with decent articles and guides.
Of course, Heads also has documentation, but it's from 2017 and lacks such an in-depth comparison with other systems.
In general, big thanks to the author☝️ I don't understand why the repository is still so niche; in my opinion, it deserves much more attention. Alas, the article is written in Russian, and the author did not provide a translation. But I have translated it into English for them; enjoy it🌟
P.S. I only translated the md, the images are not included, but you can view the original tests and images in the github.
I hope you find it useful too ❤️
#anonymous_networks #crypto_protection #browsers #OPSEC #linux #i2p #privacy #tools #tor
GitHub
GitHub - ermiusio/ermine_os: Репозиторий объясняет работу приватных дистрибутивов и содержит обзор защищённых ОС. В качестве примера…
Репозиторий объясняет работу приватных дистрибутивов и содержит обзор защищённых ОС. В качестве примера выложена Ermine минималистичная Live-система на Debian с kill-switch, AppArmor и усиленным яд...
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Аrticle about private live Linux from the repository ermine_os translated into English
#anonymous_networks #OPSEC #linux #i2p #privacy #tools
#anonymous_networks #OPSEC #linux #i2p #privacy #tools
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Footage shows a Lebanese journalist lying injured on the street after being caught in Israeli shelling near the town of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon.
The attacks come after the announcement of a Pakistan-mediated agreement between the US and Iran and despite an ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon that has been in effect since April 17.
The attacks come after the announcement of a Pakistan-mediated agreement between the US and Iran and despite an ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon that has been in effect since April 17.
🇬🇧Starmer's Under-16 Social Media Ban Masks UK Surveillance | Reclaim The Net
Here is a fun fact to keep in your back pocket the next time a politician appears on the morning TV sofas to explain that the government’s new face-scanning and digital ID regime is really, deep down, about protecting your children.
UK Prime Minister Keir #Starmer, spent the first half of his career as a human rights lawyer and the second half running the Crown Prosecution Service.
He has argued for the individual against the state and he has aimed the full weight of the state at the individual. He has, in other words, seen this particular movie from both seats.
So when he tells you he has stumbled, blinking and innocent, into the most comprehensive surveillance apparatus in British peacetime history, do not extend him the courtesy of believing it.
He spent twenty years learning precisely what these powers do to a person. He is not building this in his sleep.
@reclaimthenet
#UK #BigBrother
Here is a fun fact to keep in your back pocket the next time a politician appears on the morning TV sofas to explain that the government’s new face-scanning and digital ID regime is really, deep down, about protecting your children.
UK Prime Minister Keir #Starmer, spent the first half of his career as a human rights lawyer and the second half running the Crown Prosecution Service.
He has argued for the individual against the state and he has aimed the full weight of the state at the individual. He has, in other words, seen this particular movie from both seats.
So when he tells you he has stumbled, blinking and innocent, into the most comprehensive surveillance apparatus in British peacetime history, do not extend him the courtesy of believing it.
He spent twenty years learning precisely what these powers do to a person. He is not building this in his sleep.
@reclaimthenet
#UK #BigBrother
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Lebanon files UN complaint accusing Israel of using toxic chemicals in 'scorched earth' campaign
Beirut also filed a complaint over Israel's killing of two Lebanese army officers and a soldier in south Lebanon earlier this month
Beirut also filed a complaint over Israel's killing of two Lebanese army officers and a soldier in south Lebanon earlier this month
Israel’s chemical spraying of farmland in Lebanon and Syria amounts to war crime, targets civilian survival | EuroMedHR Monitor
Beirut – The Israeli army’s spraying of chemical substances over vast agricultural areas in southern Lebanon and Syria is deeply alarming.
The deliberate targeting of civilian #farmland violates international humanitarian law, particularly the prohibition on attacking or destroying objects indispensable to civilian survival. Large-scale destruction of private property without specific military necessity amounts to a war crime and undermines #food security and basic livelihoods in the affected areas.
@EuroMedHR
#Lebanon #Syria #IOF #WarCrimes #Agriculture
Beirut – The Israeli army’s spraying of chemical substances over vast agricultural areas in southern Lebanon and Syria is deeply alarming.
The deliberate targeting of civilian #farmland violates international humanitarian law, particularly the prohibition on attacking or destroying objects indispensable to civilian survival. Large-scale destruction of private property without specific military necessity amounts to a war crime and undermines #food security and basic livelihoods in the affected areas.
@EuroMedHR
#Lebanon #Syria #IOF #WarCrimes #Agriculture
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Ex-UK MP Andrew Bridgen says a whistleblower from Ukraine's Security Service claims that Ukrainian escorts were gathering information on senior politicians
The information they received were passed onto Andriy Portnov who was mysteriously assassinated just 4 days before the escorts were arrested
Two men arrested for arson were also male escorts and had profiles on the gay dating app Grindr
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The information they received were passed onto Andriy Portnov who was mysteriously assassinated just 4 days before the escorts were arrested
Two men arrested for arson were also male escorts and had profiles on the gay dating app Grindr
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Pavel Durov | Communication Technology and the Struggle for Freedom | Oslo Freedom Forum
He built platforms to protect speech when speaking freely became dangerous.
At the Oslo Freedom Forum, Pavel Durov shares how Telegram emerged from a commitment to free expression and why defending digital freedom is central to protecting human rights today.
01/06/2026
#BigBrother #Telegram #PavelDurov
He built platforms to protect speech when speaking freely became dangerous.
At the Oslo Freedom Forum, Pavel Durov shares how Telegram emerged from a commitment to free expression and why defending digital freedom is central to protecting human rights today.
01/06/2026
#BigBrother #Telegram #PavelDurov
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Gene Edited Crops: The WEF’s Back Door Agenda
There is a coordinated push happening right now to replace traditional food with gene-edited, synthetic crops. At first it looks like normal business and innovation, but when you look closer you see something very different.
In this video Christian breaks down an admission from Corteva Catalyst’s Senior Director Mathias Müller. He openly explained how Big Ag plans to let small startups do the risky legwork on gene-edited crops so the big companies don’t have to take the heat, the liability, or the bad press if (when) things go wrong.
I also look at the real-world example he gave -- Pairwise -- and show how this pattern is repeating across multiple Corteva-backed companies. Former Monsanto and Syngenta executives are leading many of these “startups.”
This isn’t organic market progress, but rather a deliberate strategy to centralize control over our food supply while pushing the risks onto others.
Grow your own, my friends . . .
@iceagefarmer
#WEF #GMO
There is a coordinated push happening right now to replace traditional food with gene-edited, synthetic crops. At first it looks like normal business and innovation, but when you look closer you see something very different.
In this video Christian breaks down an admission from Corteva Catalyst’s Senior Director Mathias Müller. He openly explained how Big Ag plans to let small startups do the risky legwork on gene-edited crops so the big companies don’t have to take the heat, the liability, or the bad press if (when) things go wrong.
I also look at the real-world example he gave -- Pairwise -- and show how this pattern is repeating across multiple Corteva-backed companies. Former Monsanto and Syngenta executives are leading many of these “startups.”
This isn’t organic market progress, but rather a deliberate strategy to centralize control over our food supply while pushing the risks onto others.
Grow your own, my friends . . .
@iceagefarmer
#WEF #GMO
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🇬🇧BREAKING: UK Police just arrested a crying 5-year-old boy while taking away his father.
Starmer's police dragged the terrified child into a car, then pepper-sprayed and the father and the man filming everything.
What the hell is happening in Britain?
https://t.me/ABridgen
Starmer's police dragged the terrified child into a car, then pepper-sprayed and the father and the man filming everything.
What the hell is happening in Britain?
https://t.me/ABridgen
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But banning social media for kids only puts them in greater danger.
They will be pushed to use VPNs — and unlock far worse illegal content.
We’ve seen this before.
When the Russian government banned Telegram, 95% of Russian teenagers kept using it. They just moved to VPNs. Same in Iran.
Parents already have the tools to restrict their kids’ digital habits: parental controls, screen-time limits — or no smartphone at all.
No amount of government regulation will fix that.
Under the new law, all social media users in the UK will have to “prove” they’re over 16 — with an ID, face scan or bank card.
Is this really about protecting children — or identifying more people to arrest?
P. S. More about digital freedom in my speech — the source material for our $200,000 clipping contest.
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May was the deadliest month of the year so far in terms of civilian casualties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
According to the ministry, Ukrainian forces carried out more than 17,000 attacks on civilian infrastructure during the month. As a result, over 1,000 civilians were affected, with more than 150 killed, including eight children.
In the first week of June alone, at least 300 more people were reported injured and 43 killed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry linked the rise in civilian casualties to increased Western supplies of strike drones to what it described as the Kyiv regime.
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According to the ministry, Ukrainian forces carried out more than 17,000 attacks on civilian infrastructure during the month. As a result, over 1,000 civilians were affected, with more than 150 killed, including eight children.
In the first week of June alone, at least 300 more people were reported injured and 43 killed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry linked the rise in civilian casualties to increased Western supplies of strike drones to what it described as the Kyiv regime.
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#Ukraine #Russia
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🇵🇸 A long and precarious journey to play soccer | The Electronic Intifada
Yousef Jubran, 12, has had a unique passion for soccer since he was very young.
Every day, he spends hours playing football. He rarely lets the ball leave his feet. When he walks from one room to another, he often dribbles the ball with him.
He is a member of a club, and trains four times a week. He keeps a notebook of soccer moves, best shots and tactics. His wardrobe is full of football jerseys, and his room’s walls are covered with pictures of his favorite team, Spain’s Real Madrid, and his favorite player, Cristiano Ronaldo.
I know all this because Yousef is my son. We spend nights talking about all this.
But nothing is straightforward, even for a football-crazy boy, when you live under military #occupation.
#Palestine #Apartheid #Sports #Football #Soccer #Testimonies
Yousef Jubran, 12, has had a unique passion for soccer since he was very young.
Every day, he spends hours playing football. He rarely lets the ball leave his feet. When he walks from one room to another, he often dribbles the ball with him.
He is a member of a club, and trains four times a week. He keeps a notebook of soccer moves, best shots and tactics. His wardrobe is full of football jerseys, and his room’s walls are covered with pictures of his favorite team, Spain’s Real Madrid, and his favorite player, Cristiano Ronaldo.
I know all this because Yousef is my son. We spend nights talking about all this.
But nothing is straightforward, even for a football-crazy boy, when you live under military #occupation.
#Palestine #Apartheid #Sports #Football #Soccer #Testimonies