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$89 doesn't seem that expensive. It's just as impractical as money belts, key chain alarms, Tiles(tm) I mean, too impractical for me, but there is definitely
by Ensorceled 5y ago
$89 doesn't seem that expensive.
It's just as impractical as money belts, key chain alarms, Tiles(tm)
I mean, too impractical for me, but there is definitely a market for it.
- sph 5y agoIndeed. If what I'm doing is so sensitive I need a dead-man switch (i.e. the consequences of getting caught are very high), $89 to improve my opsec is definitely worth the money.
- Ensorceled 5y agoOr your threat model is high, think journalists with protected sources.
- pjerem 5y agoWell, that's something you could easily do with only software and any USB device : while { if(!monitored_device.plugged) { setComputerOnFire() } } It must exist somewhere. And for the magnetic gimmick, any magnetic usb (which, btw, are actually pretty useful) cable from amazon would do the trick.
- pph 5y agoThat is pretty much what Tails is doing: If you disconnect the USB drive with the system, it will wipe the RAM and then shut down. However the data on the USB drive isn't modified, so if you don't trust its encryption you should prepare for quick physical destruction and/or disposal.
- maltfield 5y agoHi pjerem, Michael Altfield here (founder of the BusKill project). The problem is that there are no USB-A magnetic breakaways available on Amazon. If there were, then I wouldn't have launched this campaign! * https://buskill.in/buy https://buskill.in/buy Actually, Amazon did have USB-A magnetic breakaway components before, but they went EOL and sold-out when I first published my DIY article on how to build-your-own-BusKill-cable last year. * https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2020/01/02/buskill-laptop-kill-cord-dead-man-switch/ https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/2020/01/02/buskill-laptop-k... The reason I started making my own was a response to all the folks that asked me how they could get a USB-A BusKill cable since they sold-out (and they also were never available in Europe -- now they are!).
- tiahura 5y agoHow is Tile impractical?
- throwaway12232 5y ago$89 for a USB cable with a magnet? Are you serious?