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In such a scenario, you're right that if the attacker will use physical violence against you, of course the device wouldn't save you from bodily harm. But what
by maltfield 5y ago
In such a scenario, you're right that if the attacker will use physical violence against you, of course the device wouldn't save you from bodily harm.
But what about your sources? In this situation (if you actually can't remember the anonymous email address of your source), it's not your life that's being saved -- it's the identity and the life of the whistleblower.
- WesolyKubeczek 5y agoI’m pretty sure there are rules of informational hygiene for cases like this, and they mostly grate on instincts of any geek obsessed with having all the data neatly organized, cross-referenced, and persisted. You can add any number of security layers, but you should always presume someone might get their hands onto whatever you’re working on at the moment in cleartext and you want any damage to be minimal.