On 04/30/2016 05:20 PM, Moritz Bartl 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.
<SNIP> > 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. Maybe it seems that way. But how can one be sure of that? > 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. If there are backups, or no important data on the laptop, I don't see much point in getting the laptop back. It can't be trusted. > 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. That's always good advice. But again, hardware returned by police is good at best for selling on Ebay, CL, etc. Or target practice ;) _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays
