[privacy] 93,754,333 Examples of Data Nonchalance

[Dude VanWinkle]

On 9/25/06, Blanchard_Michael at emc.com <Blanchard_Michael at emc.com> wrote:
>      If someone knew what they had, and wanted the reward for return,
> and still wanted the DATA (even if it's just for the sake of having it,
> but never intending upon using it), they could simply DD the drive and
> use the duped drive to access the data.... No-one would ever know the
> data was accessed, ever....  Well, unless he was stupid and used the
> data in some way that would identify the source....

I think there would be a way to tell. Check to see if the laptop had
been opened. If it was opened, look for fingerprints and check them
against the people arrested for selling the laptop. See if the IDE
cables were removed. Even if it was opened and there were no
fingerprints that could tell an investigator something.

-JP