~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT Reply to: ssandfort@attmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punksters, Here is probably one of those dumb questions we non-technical types ask from time to time on this list. Please indulge me though, in case there is something to it. In today's America, we live under the constant threat of police seizure of our computer equipment and other assets. Of course, we can encrypt the information our files, but this is, at best, a passive solution. Are there any positive actions we can take? POISON PILL--What, if anything, can be done to booby-trap a computer? Once the cops have a machine, one would expect that they will paw through everything in it. In addition, they will probably use the stolen computer for their own data processing needs. What could be done have the computer screw up the cop's data days, weeks or months after the seizure? Of course, I would never do such a thing myself, nor would I advise anyone else to do so. I do, however, have a passing academic interest in the subject. Same for you folks too, right? S a n d y
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