[Discuss] Full disk encryption, why bother?

[markw at mohawksoft.com]

> On 1/3/2012 11:56 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote:
>> I just heard about a company selling
>> a product to maintain power on seized computers while you transport
>> them:
>>
>> http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php
>>
>> It came up in the context of moving servers from one power jack to
>> another one due to data center power changes.  (Someone wanted to
>> avoid downtime.)
>>
>>
>
> Anyone buying this device would do well to have paid-up life insurance:
> the company is selling a UPS, but they're also selling "cheater" cords
> that allow their UPS to power a "live" outlet with a double-male
> connection cord, and that's flat-out dangerous.
>

I thinks this is a cool but scary device. I doubt it is as simple as a
mere power plug. It seems to be able to act as a UPS when power loss is
detected. It is dangerous as a UPS but scary as a way for "the man" to
take your computer without powering it down.


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