08-06-2008, 04:53 PM | #31 | |
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So, encrypt your hard drives if you are going to be doing border crossings folks. BOb |
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08-06-2008, 07:48 PM | #32 | ||
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I mean ... some of the articles I have read really make it sound as if they are just confiscating people's digital devices willy nilly at the border. That's not the case. |
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08-06-2008, 08:06 PM | #33 |
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On a side note, TrueCrypt is actually very useful, especially if you have sensitive corporate data on your laptop. I use TrueCrypt almost every day.
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08-06-2008, 08:24 PM | #34 |
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Here is one of my concerns. The first way to check if a music file is an illegal copy on an Ipod is that it has no cover art. If the music is ripped with a simple mp3 ripper it usually is missing the metadata for Itunes or other software to find the cover art. Now I had about 300 cassette tapes I took the time to do a high quality copy to mp3 for safety. It was a good thing since all the tapes got ruined on my last overseas move in the Army. Some are not available anywhere on mp3 as far as I know, but most are available for purchase thru Itunes. I for one do not want to lose those songs because a customs agent believes that a song with no cover art is stolen.
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08-06-2008, 08:42 PM | #35 | |
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Policy Regarding Border Search of Information July 16,2008 (2) Assistance by Other Federal Agencies or Entities. (a) Translation and Decryption. Officers may encounter information in documents or electronic devices that is in a foreign language and/or encrypted. To assist CBP in determining the meaning of such information, CBP may seek translation and/or decryption assistance from other Federal agencies or entities. Officers may seek such assistance absent individualized suspicion. Requests for translation and decryption assistance shall be documented. (b) Subject Matter Assistance. Officers may encounter information in documents or electronic devices that is not in a foreign language or encrypted, but that nevertheless requires referral to subject matter experts to determine whether the information is relevant to the laws enforced and administered by CBP. With supervisory approval, officers may create and transmit a copy of information to an agency or entity for the purpose of obtaining subject matter assistance when they have reasonable suspicion of activities in violation of the laws enforced by CBP. Requests for subject matter assistance shall be documented. (c) Original documents and devices should only be transmitted when necessary to render the requested assistance. |
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08-07-2008, 12:07 AM | #36 | |
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They are not going to crack AES-256 any time soon... perhaps in 20 years when we have quantum computing... but not soon. BOb |
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I am pretty sure that our government does not use "some script kiddie with an Apple ][" to decrypt files.
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08-07-2008, 01:28 AM | #39 | |
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In addition, programs like truecrypt offer you two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password: 1) Hidden volume (steganography) and hidden operating system. 2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data). In other words, it will be very difficult to prove you have encrypted data on there at all (again, if properly deployed. I can't stress this enough). This is well beyond the level of sophistication of border guards and deep into NSA territory. On a related note, I still don't understand that people don't encrypt all their data and email traffic out of habit and general principles - because we can discuss interesting crypto but the fact remains the US government has no right to inspect my private data and communications, nor does anyone else. I also don't understand that US citizens accept this kind of big brother behavior by their government. Land of the free, indeed. Last edited by acidzebra; 08-07-2008 at 01:31 AM. |
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Also, many web sites do not support https. mobileread.com case in point. BOb |
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Encrypting my email would require everyone I exchange mail with to have the ability to decrypt it. Most don't - they lack both the software and the knowledge required, and have no interest in acquiring either. For that matter, my primary email account is web based through GMail. Theoretically speaking, Google can read my mail (and in fact, their algorithms that determine relevant text ads to display do scan it.) So what? As a general rule, I've never considered email to be secure technology, and I don't say things in email I'd be all that upset about if they became public. Unless you're me, my email will either be incomprehensible or stupefyingly boring. Quote:
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08-07-2008, 07:27 PM | #45 | |
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So ..... since it's easy to rectify, I don't see why the presence or absence of cover art would make any difference whatsoever. |
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