Moritz; always the voice of reason. MATVOR.
-V On Sunday, 1 May 2016, Moritz Bartl <mor...@torservers.net> wrote: > On 04/30/2016 08:15 PM, dan wrote: > > Sorry to hear that. We're already in contact, but just for the > record: I > > think there's the fast option here, you unlock it and let them search > > it, or, > > Kind of surprised that you are suggesting to give a way the encryption > > passphrase. > > No, I did not. I merely outlined the options. Do not confuse listing > options with suggestions, and do not confuse suggestions with what > people would do personally themselves. > > Also, there's a clear difference between unlocking it and demonstrating > that the files are not on that computer without letting them touch it, > unlocking it and let them search it while you're present, unlocking it > and let them take a copy of all the data, or giving out the passphrase. > Those are all distinct things. > > Maybe it is simply too crazy for many jurisdictions to believe, but > police in Germany in most cases actually treats you well and is not your > enemy. There's no point in turning every occasion into a combat just for > the sake of it. I've spoken to spriver, and it looks like they will be > satisfied if spriver unlocks the laptop and shows them that the files > cannot be found in a filename search conducted by himself. If spriver is > comfortable doing that, and the objective here is to get the laptop back > quickly, it is not for me to decide and condemn that choice. Actually, I > think it is fairly reasonable. > > But, yes, as with any person that has a computer, I recommend up-to-date > offsite backups. Then, you might lean towards the other reasonable > option, which is to simply state the facts and demand the hardware back. > There's so many things that can happen with your machines, especially > when it's a laptop, there is no reason not to have good backups. > > -- > Moritz Bartl > https://www.torservers.net/ > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org <javascript:;> > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >
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