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?
I’ve seen them used less for privacy and more for getting around permissions/limitations on controlled systems like work laptops. (That’s assuming work devices haven’t locked down or disabled USB drives.)
More often than not, there will still be some artifacts left over, whether it’s recently access files or terminal history that indicates a portable device/app was used.
If you’re looking at USB things specifically designed for privacy, something like Tails is where it’s at.