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If you're worried about a state-level adversary, then yes, you should always turn off your computer when not using it. They could still be spying on you and wai
by fl3tch 15y ago
If you're worried about a state-level adversary, then yes, you should always turn off your computer when not using it. They could still be spying on you and wait until you turn it on to kick down the door. There are people who have thought about these things, too. One suggestion is a dead man's trap, like a pad that you sit on, so if the door gets kicked down (or they snipe you from outside the window), as soon as you stand up (or fall off the stool) it scrambles RAM and shuts down the system. That's a super high level of paranoia, but still makes encryption useful.
- epochwolf 15y agoYou could just hold down the power button on your computer for 4 seconds and require a password to boot the system.
- pyre 15y agoThat depends on how quickly they can get guns pointed at you once the door is kicked in.
- epochwolf 15y agoOkay, then you can set up your system to do a force shutdown if the power button is hit. If you're on a desktop, have a power strip near your foot so you can kick the toggle switch if the door comes down. (Or have a big red kill switch wired into the power supply on the front of the case.) The latter option probably won't earn you any favors with the judge or the jury.
- eneveu 15y agoReminds me of Cryptonomicon.