04-21-2023, 02:33 PM | #16 |
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I just checked and TAILS(the most secure Linux distro) comes with this PDF reader as standard: http://kjo.herbesfolles.org/bookletimposer/#features
But I've never heard of it before... does anyone know anything about it? |
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04-21-2023, 05:03 PM | #18 | |
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I just came across this comparison and it looks really good. I'd appreciate any opinions: https://www.saashub.com/compare-fool...vs-sumatra-pdf |
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04-23-2023, 08:46 AM | #19 | |
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As Kindleing said, the only secure device is an air-gapped one. I've not used any open-source cross-platform PDF readers, so I can't help you with anything else. Locked-down security of my reading list is not something I care about. |
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11-23-2023, 11:47 AM | #20 | |
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https://www.openbsd.org/ https://man.openbsd.org/unveil https://man.openbsd.org/pledge.2 You have to know how to properly lock down the system, in general, though as a sysadmdin in general. A less paranoid option is Alpine Linux with xpdf locked down w/ firejail and apparmor or selinux. You also want to run this on something like pinebook w/ no IME backdoors or proprietary firmware. You also want a minimal package set installed so in OpenBSD this means very little to nothing from the third party ports system. |
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12-12-2023, 01:13 AM | #21 |
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This has to somewhat be approach from the ground up,
Dont use Windows or Mac, they don't respect or care about their users wants/needs for privacy at any level. Move over to Linux, its not that hard. Also use a device thats not connected to the net when handling your docs, that way you dont have to care, and ideally its NEVER connected to net. you could even buy a crappy cheap 2nd hand system just to throw linux on it to learn and also handle your docs. then this system never goes online. Also don't put too much "trust" into anything, even if its stated they can easily ignore it behind the scenes... On a side-note, the big multinational companies(google, microsoft, apple) state openly in their terms and conditions the microphones in their phones/machines/tablets are in an "always-listening-state", and the masses dont give a sh**... |
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Is there a particular device you can recommend? An ebook device or a laptop of some kind that's completely disconnected from the Internet? I also thought about using a Windows software firewall to block outgoing communication from the PDF App to the Internet. SumatraPDF still seems like the best choice for user privacy and user security? https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/dow...ree-pdf-viewer XPDF was last updated in April 2022... https://www.xpdfreader.com/download.html The XPDF community seems dead as well as the last post was on 15th Dec 2023: https://forum.xpdfreader.com// Last edited by FatGuy; 12-24-2023 at 04:27 PM. |
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12-24-2023, 05:06 PM | #23 |
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Windows firewall! I disable it. Then no-one is trusting it.
Sumatra is OK on Windows, but if you are fussed about privacy then use Linux. I use Okular on it. Even a 10 year old 64 bit with 2G RAM and 80G HDD will run current Linux Mint with Mate desktop. But the Kobo eink ereaders don't need the Internet. |
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User Privacy is a myth.
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unshare -n xpdf As others have pointed out, this will only cover the reader itself. Other applications might still read your file system and share what's there with others. You haven't really provided any information exactly as to the threat model you're facing or fear facing or how much convenience you're willing to give up. If all you care about is your reader not "phoning home", using `unshare` should be plenty to satisfy you and you can use whatever reader you actually like the most, as it won't be able to send anything anywhere. |
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