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I recently learned that you can make many apps such as browsers portable on a USB drive and I was wondering, aside from being able to take it on the go, what other advantages does portable apps have? I know it won't take up much storage. Is there any privacy benefits?

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[โ€“] starlight@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah ok. So it seems to work better for work and personal, makes sense. Something that can still work for me, but really not much privacy benefits. Ok, thank you for the feedback. * I already have Tails downloaded, so I do have a USB specifically designed for privacy all set. Just need to use it more!