Please note my use-case is completely different from every Whonix + VPN question I have seen. Most seem to incorrectly believe a VPN would be useful.
Question: Is it possible to configure Whonix so that TOR is switched off / able to be switched off, but the internet still accessible via Mullvad VPN + Mullvad Browser?
Use-case: Livestreaming video, discussing controversial political topics, where due to new free speech restrictions, I could be jailed in my country if identified.
The issue is that Tor is too slow for livestreaming video. A VPN would not be. I intend to run Whonix within Virtualbox, and want the Gateway to use Mullvad VPN, not Tor, for certain websites where I will be doing the livestreaming. For everything else, Tor is obviously much better.
Won’t I reveal my identity anyway through livestreaming? No. Long story short, with software + a bag of tricks, I am even able to fully avoid facial + voice recognition where necessary.
I am aware that not using Tor will substantially reduce my protection, and that Whonix is designed to go with Tor. I have been reading up on this as if I was reading for a PHD. The next best thing I have found is Mullvad Browser + Mullvad VPN. And without those, I won’t be able to speak up at all through video, which is by far and away the most effective method for speaking up (another long story short).
Why do I need Whonix? Because it does so much, even putting Tor aside. Without Whonix, I can’t see that I stand a chance, even with a fully dedicated computer that does nothing but the livestreaming video function.
Is anyone able to shed any light on this please? Is it just impossible? Remember that my alternative would be Qubes + a Linux distro + Mullvad Broswer & VPN. Which seems way below Whonix (even altered) in terms of privacy.
Dang. Thank you for your helpful clarification Patrick. I know this is slightly off-topic, but do you have any idea what the next best thing might be? Though obviously anything other than Whonix sounds like a major downgrade, but I have to just do the best that I can. Although Nani’s suggestion is clearly not as good as Whonix, would it nevertheless be about the next best thing?
Use-case: Livestreaming video, discussing controversial political topics
Given the use case, creating a hardened Debian Live ISO with some of those features, which are mostly available in packages, might be what he’s looking for.
I’ve built a couple of those, actually. If OP is interested I can make a repo with my live-build config.
