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Old 06-29-08, 04:28 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Laptop Searches in Airports Draw Fire at Senate Hearing

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Originally Posted by rathi View Post
Hiding sensitive data in a laptop in a manner that they couldn't find it in their search is so trivial its pathetic. Anyone who takes even the most minimal of precautions will never have their data found. This will only work to harass people who actually don't have anything to hide.
furthermore, its trivial to retrieve the data from another computer via the internet. carry a cleanlaptop across and get info later.

so super simple im not sure what the point of this is. except maybe to make us "fell safer"
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