A paper-only journal would defend against the state, but not against people you live with. A digital journal can be encrypted, but an intelligence agency could potentially gain access (like, them reading your anti-government rants that may involve violence... that sort of stuff).

So... how to defend against both threats?

(Also, I just realized, paper journals cannot really be easily backed up...)

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[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

digitally on an air gapped system. means no network plugged in, ever again, and wireless antennaes physically disconnected. be that a shitty laptop with 1 GB RAM, or something else, but in that case you at least wouldn't even dare to open a web browser.

of course you would need to obtain an OS installer and the packages of the tools first, but that's it. be sure to verify them though (hashes, signatures when available).

if you use veracrypt, you can have a hidden volume. read upon its risks and always keep them in mind. you can even use that feature along with system disk encryption, for a hidden and a cover OS, but afaik system disk encryption is not officially supported for anything other than windows