Linux: Perfect Secure Travel Laptop

If you want to Travel to other Countries (Border-Control), you should know some things:

  • Buy a older Acer Laptop with Micro SSD Harddisk and SATA CDROM Slot
  • Buy a SATA CDROM Adaptor for 10$, open the Laptop and remove the SATA Drive put it into the SATA Adaptor
  • Don’t put Screws into the Laptop to the Adaptorslot so that you can pull out quick the SSD drive
  • Install Ubuntu Linux with LUKS Disk full encryption! DOWNLOAD here
  • Buy a privacy Shield-Sticker onto the TFT
  • To extend security use USB-WIFI Dongle for WIFI Connections! (MAC Address Spoofing)

Or:

  • Buy a older Laptop, remove the Harddrive and plugin a Micro-USB Stick 16GB with installed Tails OS (TOR)
  • Buy a privacy Shield-Sticker onto the TFT
  • To extend security use USB-WIFI Dongle for WIFI Connections! (MAC Address Spoofing)

Or:

  • Buy a older Laptop remove the SATA Harddrive and plugin a USB Stick with Crunchbang Linux
  • Buy a privacy Shield-Sticker onto the TFT
  • To extend security use USB-WIFI Dongle for WIFI Connections! (MAC Address Spoofing)

To this:

  • On all Solutions remove the BATTERY if not REALLY needed! This offers fast POWER OFF by pulling the Cable!
  • Don’t save Photos/Data on the Laptops, or USB-Sticks unencrypted, use Luks Containers! Always use USB Sticks, see my last Posts.
  • Don’t use or trust  Smartphones on the Journey! (Border Scanning)
  • Buy some WIFI Dongles 2-3$ for only one USE! Destroy them daily/weekly
  • All ISO Files can be put on a USB Stick with usb-creator-gtk-Howto
  • USE ALWAYS HTTPS, try to USE Iceland/Sweden DNS SERVERS!
  • Physical DESTROY by hammering on the Laptop+HDD/all USB-Sticks if you feel unsecure!
  • Don’t trust foreign WIFI Networks, Proxies or LTE Networks (IPV6 Problems)
  • Reboot the Laptop daily/hourly to prevent infections like keyboard loggers.
  • Don’t leave a powered on Laptop! not for a second..
  • Check public places or cams, foreign Smartphones etc.
  • Change public WIFI Networks DAILY,  only ONE USE for ONE connect!
  • Create a unused E-Mail Account for the time of the travel! Nobody should have access to the history
  • Don’t use or post social media! ..less is more..

Hope you stay safe .. enjoy the journey, all can be handled at home too!

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