in this video, we finally want to talk about why you would use tails.
we understand what tails is.
we know it's an operating system that's lightweight, built on linux, comes with security tools, and by default has amnesia.
and those are all facts about the operating system.
but the question is, why would you need to use something like that?
and there are a lot of legitimate reasons beyond just being a good security tool.
you might want to use it if you need to use different computers anonymously.
maybe you travel a lot and using it like a library computer or something like that, you want to boot it up with something you're familiar with and something that you know isn't going to have potential monitoring software on it, especially if you need to do something sensitive.
so sensitive activities that need to be done privately are really well done with tails.
beyond that, you have a ready- to- use security toolbox at your fingertips by launching tails, and it's free and easy to use.
so it's definitely worthwhile to leverage it.
tails generally isn't going to be a daily driver unless you have a specific reason for it to be.
when it comes to more sensitive activities or things you need done anonymously, that is where you would leverage the tails os.
and i think the tails website illustrates some of these points really well.
they highlight that you can avoid censorship, surveillance, advertising, viruses, you can secure a computer anywhere you have that toolbox with you and it comes prepackaged with a lot of free software.
they talk about who can use tales like activists, journalists, domestic violence survivors, or even just you and the other recommendations of people who have used tales in the past.
so some of this might be useful to you, some of it not.
maybe you don't have a need for all of this, but sometimes it's also good just to utilize these security tools to understand how they work to make you a better, more well- rounded security and it practitioner.
so if you have any questions on any of this, of course, let me know.
otherwise, i'll see you in the next one.