# Is Freedom Box Going To Raise My Online Security/Privacy?

**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/is-freedom-box-going-to-raise-my-online-security-privacy/839
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/is-freedom-box-going-to-raise-my-online-security-privacy/839 "2020-04-28T08:39:16Z")
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### Author: ![bodrangzen](https://discuss.freedombox.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@bodrangzen](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/bodrangzen)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/is-freedom-box-going-to-raise-my-online-security-privacy/839/1 "2020-04-28T08:39:16Z")

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Hi, I run BackBox Linux, use a paid VPN, employ macchanger daily, operate security add-ons in my browser, have duckduck as the search engine.

Now while no 100% anonymity is guaranteed I’m hoping to some extent my digital footprint is fairly minimal.

I hope so as I’m actively engaged on a number of issues and so protect myself from exposure and intrusion.

Now with that being said, and mindful of the caveat that complete security means dropping my laptop into a blast furnace and not going online, I’m wondering (for my needs) if Freedom Box offers, in a real sense, any greater protection and privacy to the measures I’m already taking?

If the experience, knowledge and consensus response is positive on that then I have a couple more questions. Until then I look forward to suggestions and ideas on this matter. Thanks

Oh I just read on another post that Freedom Box runs on Debian only…that being the case my questions are somewhat invalidated 🙂

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### Author: ![ScottishFreedom](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/scottishfreedom/32/316_2.png) [@ScottishFreedom](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/ScottishFreedom)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/is-freedom-box-going-to-raise-my-online-security-privacy/839/2 "2020-04-28T11:20:13Z")

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In response to the last part of your post… _“Oh I just read on another post that Freedom Box runs on Debian only…that being the case my questions are somewhat invalidated”_

…you wouldn’t typically run Freedombox on your work machine. You would normally run it on something like a power efficient single board machine, like, for example, a Raspberry Pi, and it would provide you with security and privacy focused services, as well as some cloud services that would otherwise, typically, require using third party services.