On Wed, 14 Sep 2011, Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
i still tell people to use linux for security-sensitive stuff like internet banking if they run windows.
has to be dual-boot. a linux VM isn't good enough. any keystroke-logger running in the host OS can still capture your login and password details.
They could just use a separate computer. A separate laptop doesn't take much space, allows someone to do banking while someone else is playing games, and costs almost nothing (old laptops are really cheap).
support for laptop-specific stuff (graphics switching, etc) on linux is still problematic. If you choose your laptop carefully, it works great. But if you just buy one without researching it thoroughly, you'll probably be disappointed.
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