[Cialug] OT: Macbook for sale

[Nathan C. Smith]

kill the case leave the monitor, is that like leave the gun, take the cannoli?


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From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Afan Pasalic
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:25 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: Macbook for sale

Dave Hala Jr wrote:

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.


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".
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.

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"

:-)

afan




:) Dave

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 10:02 -0600, Matthew Nuzum wrote:


On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Dave Hala Jr <dave at 58ghz.net><mailto:dave at 58ghz.net> 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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