Subj : RE: FBI Brownshirts?
To   : ALL
From : debian
Date : Tue Aug 09 2022 12:58:40

After a botched HDD cloning attempt, I am finally back online... But, that said, I now have a good image of my hdd on a few other drives.

 k9> On a more personal level, make sure you have your important documents
 k9> duplicated in more than one place, as having them confiscated for
 k9> investigation will make your operating difficult until they are returned.

I always keep copies on paper, removable media of various sorts and formats, onsite and offsite. I do NOT use the cloud and never will. Any off site server I use I have control of. 

Also, when I say removable media of various formats, I am talking about 1970s to today. Cassette Tapes to flash drives and some tihngs in between. 

If the information is sensitive, I don't store it on any network connected PC, if I do store it on a PC at all. If I do decide to store sensitive data on a PC, I encrypt the data - either the FS or the file itself. Sometimes I don't even use the FS, though this isn't inheritly more secure. 

I used to do this for my Telehack notes (me and my room mate at the time used to "play" around on telehack). I would store my notes in raw data to a floppy drive using a disk editor. Not secure, but obscure. You take that same floppy and try to access it as a regular user would, you would see an empty directory with no data.

I store my paperwork in areas I deem safe. I am well aware the FBI would search anywhere and everywhere on my property (and properties I own) if I am in their crosshairs. That said, I have never come across any reports where the FBI seeks after multiple copies - they just find what they need to build a case on you.

73, de KG7UJH
Debian 

How ya gonna do it? PS/2 it!

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