On: Report to local authority in the UK if you see a kid using Tor, VMs, Linux etc.

[skocznymroczny]

One big reason is the Mr Robot TV series. The main character uses Kali Linux for "hacking", and it was quite a popular show amongst casual computer users. As a result, many people who had limited knowledge about security started installing Kali Linux on their laptops so they could be "hackers" too.

[rbanffy → skocznymroczny]

He always wore hoodies and nobody is talking about the dangers hoodies represent ;-)

[sincarne → rbanffy]

Spoken as someone who's never been subjected the Daily Mail!

[aldoushuxley001 → rbanffy]

not yet, atleast

[vengefulduck → skocznymroczny]

Maybe I’m just not remembering, but I don’t think the show ever goes into exactly what distro Elliots running. I’m pretty sure you only get glimpses of his de which is usually GNOME, but I’m pretty sure I saw cinnamon at one point.

[shrimp_emoji → vengefulduck]

No, you see the Kali dragon on the desktop often.

[abrowne → vengefulduck]

I've not seen the show, but I seem to remember seeing a picture with Ubuntu MATE.

[FortCollinsDev → skocznymroczny]

So that’s how it works!