With a simple USB drive and Tails, you can turn any PC into a secure, Tor-encrypted workstation in seconds.

I switch between computers a lot, so I use a persistent Linux USB that keeps my workspace consistent anywhere.

I think the reason we haven't heard many complaints about the doing away of physical media is exactly this. As long as power users can make their own offline media, there's nothing to complain about.

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