I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years

Re:I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years by SomeoneFromCA on Thursday October 15, 2020 @01:45PM (#24791425)

_Desktop_ Linux is absoultely not under attack whatsoever. So no, this _IS_ security by obscurity (in an arguably somewhat different sense of the word though) at work.

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Re:I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years by kyboren on Thursday October 15, 2020 @02:34PM (#24792084)

> _Desktop_ Linux is absoultely not under attack whatsoever.

Is that actually true? For example, we know NSA targets sysadmins and sysadmins use desktop Linux at much higher rates than the general public.

Relatively few people use desktop Linux, but those who do may generally be more attractive targets.

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Re:I switched to Linux after using Windows for 10 years by SomeoneFromCA on Thursday October 15, 2020 @04:28PM (#24793454)

I personally do not engage in activities which would attract NSA attention. I am a lot more scared of an average malware which soo abundant on Windows and even MacOS (yep, had fix friend's Mac, which had malware on it).

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