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A Dvorak keyboard nerd's imagination: He doesn't know his password? Blast! Our evil plan is foiled! What would actually happen: Here is a Dvorak keyboard

A Dvorak keyboard nerd's imagination: He doesn't know his password? Blast! Our evil plan is foiled! What would actually happen: Here is a Dvorak keyboard. Type your password or we'll hit you with this $5 wrench.

munk-a 5y ago
Alternatively: Okay - the cops didn't find our hideout - let's burn a few days making this guy's life hell until he either cracks or unlocks his laptop. By the time we head out one thing will be broken - it's his choice whether it's his psyche or his encryption.
EGreg 5y ago
This is what hidden volumes are for, on TrueCrypt etc. “Enter your password” But I — gets hit with wrench Hey! Okay fine fine… enters password “We noticed you’re using TrueCrypt. Now show us your hidden volume” But I don’t have a … gets hit with wrench Okay okay, here unlocks hidden volume “Man, this is kid stuff, not at all what we thought you’d have. Now enter the hidden volume inside your hidden volume” What? Are you cra— gets hit with wrench Come on guys I didn’t even know you could have a hidd gets hit with wrench Guys how can I prove to you that I do NOT have a hidden volume in the hidden volume? gets hit with rubber hose Umm so basically you guys will just keep wailing on my ass now… “Yep - but if it was any consolation, we weren’t gonna actually stop anyway once we got what we wanted” Thanks for the info! Shoulda held out at the start.
- bb88 5y ago
  > Thanks for the info! Shoulda held out at the start. As much of a joke as this is, you forgot this part: "Okay we're don't with him." holds up 9mm to the guys head and shoots
carabiner 5y ago
I would just let them kill me.
- munk-a 5y ago
  With so little qualification on what the data actually is... what? If we're talking about company data there is no way I'm enduring a beating - if we're talking about personal data... eh there's probably no way I'm enduring a beating - I can probably recover whatever I've lost in time. Either way - not going to volunteer to die.

munk-a 5y ago

Alternatively: Okay - the cops didn't find our hideout - let's burn a few days making this guy's life hell until he either cracks or unlocks his laptop. By the time we head out one thing will be broken - it's his choice whether it's his psyche or his encryption.

EGreg 5y ago

This is what hidden volumes are for, on TrueCrypt etc. “Enter your password” But I — gets hit with wrench Hey! Okay fine fine… enters password “We noticed you’re using TrueCrypt. Now show us your hidden volume” But I don’t have a … gets hit with wrench Okay okay, here unlocks hidden volume “Man, this is kid stuff, not at all what we thought you’d have. Now enter the hidden volume inside your hidden volume” What? Are you cra— gets hit with wrench Come on guys I didn’t even know you could have a hidd gets hit with wrench Guys how can I prove to you that I do NOT have a hidden volume in the hidden volume? gets hit with rubber hose Umm so basically you guys will just keep wailing on my ass now… “Yep - but if it was any consolation, we weren’t gonna actually stop anyway once we got what we wanted” Thanks for the info! Shoulda held out at the start.

bb88 5y ago
> Thanks for the info! Shoulda held out at the start. As much of a joke as this is, you forgot this part: "Okay we're don't with him." holds up 9mm to the guys head and shoots

carabiner 5y ago

I would just let them kill me.

munk-a 5y ago
With so little qualification on what the data actually is... what? If we're talking about company data there is no way I'm enduring a beating - if we're talking about personal data... eh there's probably no way I'm enduring a beating - I can probably recover whatever I've lost in time. Either way - not going to volunteer to die.