Yea that’s a bit limites of a description. Tails is an OS you can run from a USB stick. It doesn’t keep data so when you reboot it’s like a fresh install. This makes it popular among people who buy/sell illicit goods, but it’s also very useful if you’re not in a safe location and don’t want your computer to incriminate you. Utilizing this with a VPN is one of the best ways to limit your digital footprint and tracking. It’s also highly inconvenient for day to day use, but when utilized properly it is one of the best options.
I remember reading an article this year about a drug ring that got caught and shutdown because one of the leaders didn’t follow protocol and used a personal device to send a message. Now while I’m not advocating that kind of usage of this tool, I do believe it speaks volumes as to it being secure as this ring had existed for years prior.
While I know it’s not exactly the same situation, bear with me. There’s a leadership book called What got you here won’t get you there by Marshall Goldsmith.
It’s focus on C suite people, their habits, and how their personality affects their career aspects, etc.
The reason I bring it up is because in pointing out characteristic flaws the author talks about how people say, well this is who I am, or I’m just bringing my whole self to work as reasoning for behaving the way they do. Then the author goes on to say how this is an excuse for the unwilling behavior to change as people don’t want to change who they are as a person, but rebuts with “is changing this one aspect of how you behave going to drastically change you as a person?”
While I acknowledge that this person is young, I would say that pointing out that not saying anything is an option. She doesn’t need to change who she is, just how she behaves and respecting others costs nothing. Additionally, if she is not willing to look at how her behavior hurts others then she is unwilling to mature. Being neurodivergent is not a justified excuse to be mean towards others. While it may be harder for her to understand, explaining that her words hurt people emotionally and asking her why she thinks hurting others is okay could be a good starting point.
It goes back to the old saying, if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything.