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pcernie
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_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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This should not be happening. What secrets have been lost. If the machines were properly protected we all suspect that the foreign governments have the capability to crack them if they got hold of them. It may be enough to stop the casual cracker but then the laptop s end up on eBay and who knows where?  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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So long as decent encryption was used then there should be very little chance of someone cracking it
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Amnesia10
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Yes but governments have a lot more processing power than the average person can lay their hands on. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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onemac
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That's nothing - our council put old puters to a reboot company without wiping the drives. This company 'promises' to wipe the drives before passing them on. Yea, right  Al
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AlunD
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Location: Wiltshire
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Most companies offering that service will provide certification to prove it has been done ( what was used ) , what has been done ( process followed ) etc. Prices are generally very reasonable.  you can normally also get a % of the resale value back to you. 
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm
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FFS! - Why is top-secret information leaving GCHQ in the first place?
- Why are laptops going in and out of GCHQ in the first place?
- Why aren't those laptops being tracked constantly by satellite?
- Why is top-secret information being allowed onto laptops?
- Why is top-secret information being allowed onto any device that can be moved and attached to an unsecured network?
Top Secrecy Studies 101  _________________Jim
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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+1 Well maybe a solution is to tag any spy who wants to take a laptop out of the building. "Now Mr Bond, here is your MI5 required ankle tag, required because you have signed out a government laptop." If the staff need to be on call why not provide them with sleeping accommodation on site so that they are available. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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