We’re happy to announce that BusKill can be installed on Linux directly with apt
What is BusKill?
BusKill is a laptop kill-cord. It's a USB cable with a magnetic breakaway that you attach to your body and connect to your computer.
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| Watch the BusKill Explainer Video for more info youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4 |
If the connection between you to your computer is severed, then your device will lock, shutdown, or shred its encryption keys -- thus keeping your encrypted data safe from thieves that steal your device.
Debian
BusKill can be installed on Debian with apt.
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To install BusKill in Debian, execute su - and then apt install buskill |
To install BusKill on Debian, execute the command
su -
apt install buskill
Read the full article here:
Support BusKill
We're looking forward to continuing to improve the BusKill software and looking for other avenues to distribute our hardware BusKill cable to make it more accessible this year.
If you want to help, please consider purchasing a BusKill cable for yourself or a loved one. It helps us fund further development, and you get your own BusKill cable to keep you or your loved ones safe.
Buy a BusKill Cable
https://buskill.in/buy
You can also buy a BusKill cable with bitcoin, monero, and other altcoins from our BusKill Store's .onion site.
Stay safe,
The BusKill Team
https://www.buskill.in/
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I’m curious about the real world use case(es) for this is. It reminds me of handcuffed briefcases in spy movies.
Ross Ulbricht type guys, mostly
Handcuffed briefcases (or a bag with bigger capacity, which is more practical but the same idea) are frequently used by folks transferring expensive items in armored trucks (eg banks) IRL
BusKill is used by travelers (folks working in cafes), journalists, activists, whistleblowers, cryptotraders, etc. More info on use-cases is in our documentation: