> THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART - NOR IS ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE VETTED BY MY MYSELF NOR ANY EXPERT I MAYBE AFFILIATED WITH - USE THESE GUIDES AND TOOLS WITH CAUTION!
EXPECT TO HOLD YOURSELF FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL POTENTIALITIES RESULTING FROM THE USE AND/OR MISUSE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE LINKS BELOW:
> HARDWARE
This is ideally where to start. If you have a choice, then this is one of the first and most important choices you should make.
> The computer.
If you are already running compromised hardware... You are pretty much toast.
This is of course not Qubes specific. But specifically Qubes needs to run on hardware somewhere down the line.
So if you got a great deal on ebay... Or from one of your palls who was a gamer. OR a member of your family donated it to you. Most likely it spent the most part of it's life crawling with malware, pornography and windows 'updates'.
I suggest the scale goes from bad to worse.
Or maybe you know a guy. You know a guy who knows computers.
Is he a guy that knows more than you? Do you believe they have any comprehension or appreciation of the threat model you have?
Is he going to laugh when you ask him to physically remove the microphone from your laptop. And of course - the speakers - which with a bit of coding, or a Very Nasty Evil Maid - can be reverse engineered into.... YOU GUESSED IT!
Microphones.
If you feel confidently competent, then you can find out easily how to do this yourself.
You could start here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3z30Kw5qpTc
And then - you can reprogram the bios with a usb key - or a bunch of wires - if you also feel so enthusiastic!
https://www.coreboot.org/end_users.html
But maybe you know a guy who's running custom firmware or uses a de-googled phone. He would probably the kind of person you would like to talk to about your hardware.
If you have a choice, and if you don't know where else to look. I personally recommend (that is - right now at the moment of posting - Not if after the fact when they end up being branded as robbers or t**** starring on the international news network.) Joking aside, I trust their services. Right here, right now. If I didn't, they couldn't pay me enough to recommend them. And no. I did not get a bean just now.
RTP Custom is as Custom does,
https://buymeacoffee.com/politictech/commissions
An honest guy with a passion for privacy and a head for technological marvels, he is very knowledgeable, helpful and with both paid and free services. You should check out his youtube channel. Its free! If he still offers this service, RTP totally privatizes Lenovos and other gear to the absolute maximum possible in both hardware mods and custom firmware. I believe he also proposed a 'modding your own hardware' service (citation needed), but I may be mistaken. He is US based, shipped worldwide (withing probabilistic reason) and worth getting in touch with to discuss your budget.
He has no idea I am telling you this (right here, right now,)
You have Money? Like 1500 bucks?
Nova Custom
That was an anti climatic url preview.
So here is a picture instead:
These guys should need no introduction here, @novacustom
If you know what you want, or even if you don't, Wessel is very knowledgeable, helpful and professional (When he doesn't accidentally cancel your shipment while getting tracking data ) and he can do custom jobs like a pro, hardware or software. Check them out, and get 900 dollars off with my coupon (OFFER Expired)
> Assembling the Qubes
SUGGESTION: USE TAILS OR SECURED AND ANONYMOUS DISPOSABLE CLIENTS BEFORE CLICKING THESE LINKS!
https://mr-alias.com/articles/qubes-os-complete-setup.html
https://mr-alias.com/index.html
I have provided these links for those who have very high threat models, and of course, if you do have such a model, you should be ready to conduct the required research before committing to borking your OPSEC with a flimsy initial installation.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ;) > > > > >
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