Originally posted by bug77
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Most users are happy with X11 and distros simply turn off TCP/IP connections to the X server. That's enough to give users enough security. All other risks here imply that an attacker has gained access to the machine, which means there is much more exposed than a user's window content, key presses and mouse clicks. The later however seems to find most traction with users who know nothing about the underlying system.
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