From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <6e35c062050718082422bb8903@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:24:42 -0700 From: Jack Johnson To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] First-timer help In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <6ca31021b2462e48d3e273e28950c0eb@terzarima.net> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6a49f30c-ead0-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 7/17/05, Dave Lukes wrote: > If you store data on a machine to which other people have physical > access, there are many simple ways for them to remove or tamper with it. I remember seeing USB fingerprint scanners in some random store a few years back and laughed hysterically when I saw that particular brand was compatible with Windows 98 only. Sure, pretty much any physical access will let you in, but some portals are easier to squeeze through than others (pun intended). -Jack