<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>As the previous post on this topic demonstrate, there are plenty of methods of securing data on a laptop. The Israelis have been subject to extreme terrorist attacks and certainly the IDF has a very detailed SOP on the identification of possible threats to security involving laptops. I'd venture to say that those SOP's are now being updated to include directions for targeting the more important component. Shooting the hard drive is an excellent field expedient method of rendering it not only inoperative but also destroying it to the point of not being able to recover data except in the most costly of methods. The IDF is probably thankful for the valuable feedback provided by this blogger. </div><br><div><div>On Dec 16, 2009, at 10:31 AM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="031143016-16122009"><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">kill the case leave the monitor, is that like leave the
gun, take the cannoli?</font></span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a>
[mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Afan
Pasalic<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:25 AM<br><b>To:</b>
Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cialug] OT: Macbook for
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<div></div>Dave Hala Jr wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:1260979948.22223.251.camel@localcentos5" type="cite"><pre wrap="">Well, I guess your only option would be an encrypted usb drive hidden in
a body cavity.
Personally, as an American, I wouldn't even consider traveling anywhere
in the middle east or to countries with similiar laws.
</pre></blockquote>I'm from "such a country", Bosnia. though, I don't think
there is such a law, in any country. it's about morons they take the law in
their hands and behave as "lawmakers". <br>recently I visited my parent there
with two laptops and two netbooks. half was mine and half presents. all
security officers in every country was laughing at me. I was lucky none
stopped me questioning.<br><br>I don't think there is law in Israel saying
"kill any suspected laptop with 3 shots. if OS is linux - 4 shots. if visitor
is carrying desktop - kill the case leave the monitor" <br><br><span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span>:-) </span></span><br><br>afan<br><br><br>
<blockquote cite="mid:1260979948.22223.251.camel@localcentos5" type="cite"><pre wrap="">:) Dave
On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 10:02 -0600, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Dave Hala Jr <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dave@58ghz.net"><dave@58ghz.net></a> wrote:
How about encrypting your data and storing "in the cloud" or
just
working online in cloud. Then you'd just be carrying a more or
less
blank laptop.
Well, if you're travelling to a far away country you'll have some time
to burn on the airplane. Would be nice to use your computer during
that time which, presumably, you'll be offline.
If you use google gears or some other system that lets you work
locally while offline then you defeat the purpose of the encryption.
Plus, some countries that are very hostile to some things you might
want to hide also have poor international bandwidth.
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Matthew Nuzum
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