> My secure dream netbook has following characteristics:
Dream being the operative word.....
> 1. All IDs -- such as the MAC addresses [including that of the
> wireless adapter] -- are totally dynamic. When the netbook is offed,
> these IDs disappear without leaving a trace. When the netbook is
> switched on, new IDs are generated.
Not allowed...
> 2. The only ROM is mask-programmed ROM
What's wrong with flash ?
> 3. The only RAM is a hypothetical form of volatile RAM chips in which
> all info is completely lost in 100th-of-a-second-or-less after the
> netbook is turned-off. Even theoretically there is no way to recover
> this data unless one completely re-powers before 100th-of-a-second
> after power-off.
All ram does that.
> 4. The wireless adapter has the longest range allowed by law
Go big anyway, buy a booster.
> 5. The OS is installed on ROM chips
Slight problem there... You'd need hundreds and hundreds of the biggest rom chips going to support that idea..
> 6. Chips of the hypothetical RAM listed in #3 substitute for the HDD
Wrong idea. The idea of a HDD is NON VOLATILE... suggest you consider Flash chips...
> 7. The radio transmission [used for the wireless internet access] is
> unidirectional and can beam the radio signal toward the wi-fi access
> point without transmitting in any other direction
A satellite type parabola
> 9. The clock skew of my system varies such that clock-skew-
> fingerprinting would be a totally-useless technique to those trying to
> identify my computer.
>
> 10. All parts of the netbook -- excluding the radio transmitter,
> receiver, and antennas -- are tempest-shielded.
Titanium or lead perhaps will work...
> 11. There is no malware [e.g. rootkits] installed in any of the ROM
> chips.
>
> 12. These wireless internet access is enhanced using ADF so that it is
> easier to locate access points and receive clearer signals from them.
>
> 13. The 802.11 nickname is dynamic so that my level of anonymity
> increases
>
> Quote from
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>
> "The 802.11 Nickname field is a little-known feature of the wireless
> spec that sends your hostname to the AP. This is obviously bad.
>
> Let's say I want to build this hypothetical netbook from the bottom up
> -- including designing and constructing the chips and their
> transistors. How much will it cost me?
More than you could ever afford.
> Here is why I want this netbook.
Like I said, dream on.... Just do your stuff in an internet cafe or spoof your IP. Clearly you have no idea how to hide yourself, which is probably just as well...