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Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border

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In article <fmoore-4C5E34.16371206042011@mx01.eternal-september.org>,
 Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:

> In article <tom_stiller-284D09.16134906042011@news.individual.net>,
>  Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <fmoore-8A6011.14391606042011@mx02.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > One way to limit access to sensitive information while traveling is to 
> > > keep it on a secure cloud server, such as DropBox, and only access it 
> > > over a secure connection. Thus, nothing resides on your local disk. 
> > > However, you must still securely zap the free space to keep a predator 
> > > from recovering data.
> > 
> > I don't know how you use Dropbox but my installation only uses the cloud 
> > copy to synchronize the local copy.  All my applications interact with 
> > the local copy which subsequently updates the cloud copy.
> 
> You can interact with Dropbox in different ways. Sounds like you're 
> using a more advanced method of access than what I'm suggesting. 

What he describes is the way Dropbox works if you download it and 
install it, and make no changes at all to how it operates.

> The simplest approach:  You can store a file in the cloud on Dropbox; 
> access is password protected. If the info is particularly sensitive, 
> store it in an encrypted disk image as well. Then while overseas and 
> within the amount of storage you've signed up for, access it via a 
> secure connection using your own laptop. Download the file/disk image. 
> View and/or modify it as you like. Then either replace the original in 
> the cloud with the altered version or save the altered version as a 
> separate, uniquely named file/disk image. You still must securely erase 
> the copy on your laptop to avoid its being recovered by snoopers.

Sounds like you're accessing Dropbox purely through a web browser, and 
not installing their software?

-- 
Tom "Tom" Harrington
Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002
http://www.atomicbird.com/

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Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-06 13:31 -0400
  Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-04-06 13:04 -0500
    Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-06 14:39 -0400
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-06 16:13 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-06 16:37 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Tom Harrington <tph@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> - 2011-04-06 16:44 -0600
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-07 11:40 -0400
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Tom Harrington <tph@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> - 2011-04-07 14:57 -0600
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) - 2011-04-06 17:58 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border nospam@see.signature (Richard Maine) - 2011-04-06 15:41 -0700
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) - 2011-04-07 08:40 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-07 08:55 -0400
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2011-04-07 08:38 -0700
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) - 2011-04-07 13:11 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-07 11:47 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-07 11:43 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border BreadWithSpam@fractious.net - 2011-04-07 13:04 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) - 2011-04-07 13:13 -0400
            [OT] Warrantless Computer Searches at Border John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2011-04-08 12:40 -0700
              Re: [OT] Warrantless Computer Searches at Border Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-04-08 14:52 -0500
              Re: [OT] Warrantless Computer Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-08 16:30 -0400
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border BreadWithSpam@fractious.net - 2011-04-06 18:57 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-07 11:52 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border BreadWithSpam@fractious.net - 2011-04-07 13:00 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-08 00:27 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-09 12:48 -0400
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-09 14:18 -0400
                Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-09 15:04 -0400
                Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-09 15:50 -0400
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-04-06 21:04 -0500
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-07 12:02 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border nospam@see.signature (Richard Maine) - 2011-04-07 09:44 -0700
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-09 12:52 -0400
    Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-09 19:43 +0200
  Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-08 18:00 -0400
    Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2011-04-08 16:54 -0700
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border nospam@see.signature (Richard Maine) - 2011-04-08 17:28 -0700
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-04-08 22:12 -0500
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-09 03:51 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-09 08:00 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-09 19:28 +0200
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-10 09:22 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border pf@porkain'tkosher.oink (Paul Fuchs) - 2011-04-10 13:45 -0700
              Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-10 18:01 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-09 07:50 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-04-09 22:49 -0500
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2011-04-10 02:49 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2011-04-10 08:13 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-10 08:45 -0400
            Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-10 09:32 -0400
        Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2011-04-09 16:34 -0400
          Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Jeffrey Goldberg <nobody@goldmark.org> - 2011-04-09 22:58 -0500
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2011-04-09 07:45 -0400
      Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-04-09 13:27 -0400
    Re: Appeals Court Strengthens Warrantless Searches at Border Paul Sture <paul.nospam@sture.ch> - 2011-04-09 19:11 +0200

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