Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
- Feb 8, 2011
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Yup.. all the really important stuff is backed up on encrypted thumb drives. But the photos and videos.. are to big. Wish I could trust apple's cloud or google drive to be kept from our government's grubby fingers. It just feels dirty knowing they are going through your things.
I'm an MCSE, Watchguard certified, and Palo Alto certified.
One of the first things you learn about electronic security is that no one cares. The government doesn't care about your personal information, your life is most likely boring. What most cyber-snooping is about is an attempt to gain personal information to use for identity theft or direct assaults on credit/banking accounts.
Even a simple NAT based firewall, such as the one found in virtually every consumer based router, will thwart 99% of hacking attempts. Vulnerability remains internal, in other words, no one outside is very likely to hack your computer or gain access to your hard drives. You still are at greatest risk from spyware programs that install on your machine and infect web browsers to capture SS# and Credit Card info as you fill in online forms.