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Since the tapes are physical, can't you protect them using different strategies? Like how banks protect stuff contained in safe deposit boxes? I imagine the stu
by PakG1 5y ago
Since the tapes are physical, can't you protect them using different strategies? Like how banks protect stuff contained in safe deposit boxes? I imagine the stuff stored in safe deposit boxes can be quite sensitive too.
- lmm 5y agoThe insurance limit for a safe deposit box is surprisingly low. There just isn't a way to protect them well enough for really valuable things.
- roywiggins 5y agoThat and banks don't seem to really try very hard nowadays, at least for retail customers. Maybe rich people have access to a better class of safe deposit boxes. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/safe-deposit-box-theft.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/safe-deposit-box... https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/safe-deposit-box-theft-missing-items-wells-fargo-bank/2112715/ https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/safe-deposit-box-theft-mi... https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/widow-heartbroken-after-rbs-lose-25096477 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/widow-heart...
- monocasa 5y agoThat's Iron Mountain's main business model, but it's considered good form not to leave it to them. Shit happens, and tape drives make it super easy to encrypt anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_(company)#Data_losses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Mountain_(company)#Data_l...