For My personal and private miscellanous thoughts i have been writing on a diary, but i always need to have it with me and (im kinda ashamed) i dont write good if i write as fast as on computer. I obviously cant copy/paste and i use a pen. I also find myself better with a keyboard so using a computer is what i think the most efficent way. Now, my daily driver (and what im writing this on) is a MacBookAir 2013 11" with (still) MacOS 10.14.5 installed and to write I’d use LibreOffice (duh). I know thou that this isnt private, its connected to the internet and its still using MacOS. I know a bit about technology (i find it weird for someone with zero knowledge of it having even found lemmy, but who knows), but i am certanly no expert. That’s why i am asking you how could i write on a computer privately. Nothing needs to get online but i will need to atleast have other documents or documents itself come in trough a USB probably. I am certain i need to install a Linux distro or a BSD. Keep in mind that if i need that machine not on the internet id need to have another machine wich is and from this machine would probably need to get stuff out and into the “private one” with a USB. This is probably confusing and if it isnt relative to the sub and needs to be deleted, please warn me with a comment so i can copy and save this post to post it somwhere else before it gets deleted.

  • freagle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 days ago

    There is no way to avoid your writing getting copied if its in digital form because even on a single device it must make copies of it in order to function. So your choices are a) encrypt it or b) don’t digitize it.

    • kobra@lemmy.zip
      4·
      8 days ago

      There’s really no perfect answer.

      Paper diaries are something that can be stolen/lost and they last long after you may be gone from this earth.

      Digital diaries are susceptible to various vectors depending on exact setup, but local files may effectively ‘die’ with you if you have it encrypted and don’t share passwords.

    • dieTasse@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      This is such a weird statement. You can have a completely safe ways of storing digital data privately. As you mention, encrypted data is the way.