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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Demise of Truecrypt - surprised I haven't seen t his discussed here yet?
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:04:51
Message-Id: 538C5A4C.8000800@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Demise of Truecrypt - surprised I haven't seen t his discussed here yet? by Neil Bothwick
1 Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 05:27:44 -0500, Dale wrote:
3 >
4 >> The second option does sound what I am looking for. Basically, if I log
5 >> out but leave my computer on, leave home, some crook/NSA type breaks in
6 >> and tries to access something or steals my whole puter, they would just
7 >> get garbage for data. That seems to fit the second option best.
8 > If they steal your computer they will have to power it off, unless you
9 > are kind enough to leave them a large enough UPS to steal along with it,
10 > so any encryption will be equally effective.
11 >
12 >
13
14 True but just in case they decide to sit down and give it a whirl first,
15 may as well be encrypted. It gives me a shot at least. I access my
16 bank and such on this thing. I'd rather they not get that for sure.
17
18 That said, my UPS claims it will run for about a hour or so. They could
19 go quite a ways around here in a hour.
20
21 Dale
22
23 :-) :-)
24
25 --
26 I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!

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Re: [gentoo-user] Demise of Truecrypt - surprised I haven't seen t his discussed here yet? Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>