Comments on: Come on Cops check out my hard Drive! http://smlp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/05/come-on-cops-check-out-my-hard-drive/ Whatever you want it to mean... Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:49:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Fairless http://smlp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/05/come-on-cops-check-out-my-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Ben Fairless Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:19:29 +0000 http://smlp.co.uk/blog/?p=181#comment-53 Yeah, will this affect Macs? To be fair, this is going to be a bit silly. I doubt burglars and car thieves keep accounts of their operations on their computers. Pedophiles and computer hackers, who manage to run elaborate networks hidden away on remote servers, aren't possibly going to fall for opening a email attachment called "funnypic.jpeg.exe" are they? I've had my house searched for 'evidence' before. Surely coming into your home, with a warrant, and taking the machine away makes more sense than attempting to get in remotely. They won't be getting in my machine using these methods, that's for sure. Anyone else remember the rumours of the NSA key in Windows? Yeah, will this affect Macs?

To be fair, this is going to be a bit silly. I doubt burglars and car thieves keep accounts of their operations on their computers. Pedophiles and computer hackers, who manage to run elaborate networks hidden away on remote servers, aren’t possibly going to fall for opening a email attachment called “funnypic.jpeg.exe” are they?

I’ve had my house searched for ‘evidence’ before. Surely coming into your home, with a warrant, and taking the machine away makes more sense than attempting to get in remotely. They won’t be getting in my machine using these methods, that’s for sure.

Anyone else remember the rumours of the NSA key in Windows?

]]> By: minxlj http://smlp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/05/come-on-cops-check-out-my-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-52 minxlj Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:42:49 +0000 http://smlp.co.uk/blog/?p=181#comment-52 It can't possibly go through if anyone in this country still retains any bloody common sense...I've never heard anything so absurd. What the hell will they think of next?? On that note, not that I could be dissuaded, but I'm definitely sticking with my Mac. It can’t possibly go through if anyone in this country still retains any bloody common sense…I’ve never heard anything so absurd. What the hell will they think of next??

On that note, not that I could be dissuaded, but I’m definitely sticking with my Mac.

]]> By: smlp http://smlp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/05/come-on-cops-check-out-my-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-51 smlp Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:33:22 +0000 http://smlp.co.uk/blog/?p=181#comment-51 It is rubbish that they should be even looking to do this. I agree with your hints and tips some good advise to you want to keep you privacy, private. For me the things stored on my hard drive should be no different to the things in the draws in my house. If the Police turn up and want the search my things then cool; they will turn up at my front door with a bit of paper in there hands telling me they are allowed to do it; but being able to access information without me knowing about it and with out needing that bit of paper. Its just wrong. If somebody is going to Hack into my system to steal information from me, it no different to braking into my house and doing it. The Police however shouldn't be in a position to do this. It is rubbish that they should be even looking to do this.

I agree with your hints and tips some good advise to you want to keep you privacy, private.

For me the things stored on my hard drive should be no different to the things in the draws in my house.

If the Police turn up and want the search my things then cool; they will turn up at my front door with a bit of paper in there hands telling me they are allowed to do it; but being able to access information without me knowing about it and with out needing that bit of paper. Its just wrong.

If somebody is going to Hack into my system to steal information from me, it no different to braking into my house and doing it. The Police however shouldn’t be in a position to do this.

]]> By: Craig Rodway http://smlp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/05/come-on-cops-check-out-my-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Craig Rodway Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:23:48 +0000 http://smlp.co.uk/blog/?p=181#comment-50 This stinks. But I think their proposed methods are flawed. Steps to follow to prevent your private data being spied on and stolen: 1. Ensure your wireless network is secured and encrypted 2. Use encryption software on your important/illegal documents 3. Don't run suspicious applications. It will probably help to use Linux and/or Mac OS X here instead of Windows as they are the more secure OSs 4. Store important/illegal data on removable disks - only plug them when you need access to them This stinks. But I think their proposed methods are flawed.

Steps to follow to prevent your private data being spied on and stolen:

1. Ensure your wireless network is secured and encrypted
2. Use encryption software on your important/illegal documents
3. Don’t run suspicious applications. It will probably help to use Linux and/or Mac OS X here instead of Windows as they are the more secure OSs
4. Store important/illegal data on removable disks – only plug them when you need access to them

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