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I want to write on paper more often, but one thing that keeps me from doing that is the feeling of a loss of privacy. I encrypt my notes on the computer. I like
by Fervicus 3y ago
I want to write on paper more often, but one thing that keeps me from doing that is the feeling of a loss of privacy. I encrypt my notes on the computer. I like knowing that no one can read it - now or even when I am dead. Any suggestions?
- rileyphone 3y ago1. Adopt handwriting that is essentially illegible 2. Burn notes periodically 3. Accept that they may be read at some point, and write anyways
- doctoboggan 3y agoWrite, scan, encrypt, shred.
- justrealist 3y agoSSRIs.
- pfdietz 3y agoWhy are you concerned what would be read when you are dead?
- SkyMarshal 3y agoI wonder if writing with a stylus/e-pencil on tablet stimulates the same brain activity as handwriting, but with electronic privacy. (Unfortunately Remarkable doesn't support device encryption, so it's not an option: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Does-reMarkable-offer-device-encryption-or-full-end-to-end-encryption https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Does-reMarkable-off...)
- ilc 3y agoIn the USA, your papers are probably as well protected or better than your computer documents. Also: If your papers are taken, you probably can figure it out. At the nation state level... honestly, they'll read it straight off your montior's emissions. TEMPEST exists for a reason. For these reasons, I tend to NOT trust my computer for absolutely critical things. I prefer paper. Also remember yesterday's unbreakable crypto is 10 year's from now's breakable and 20 years from now they'll be doing class projects on it in college.
- Fervicus 3y agoI think I am more concerned about my close ones reading them.
- ilc 3y agoIf you are worried about that, you have to be really careful with OPSEC. The "look over your shoulder" attack is omni-present. (Also easier to prevent with paper, in general, than with a larger computer screen.) A simple safe will stop most prying people. And if you die... Well, you are dead... there ain't much stopping anyone at that point. Keeping secrets is hard. Very hard. There's a reason for the most part... I don't bother, except if/when I need to, and even then, if they can be timed out, all the better. Paper also has a big benefit in that we know how to destroy it. :) ... Simple things are often best. Understanding how your system will bend/break is critical in security situations.
- Clamchop 3y agoNot OP, but you seem to be thinking about this in a particular way. There are some things I don't want to be read, but not in the sense that they're "high value" in a way that would attract motivated attackers. I'm not worried that my friends and family are going to shoulder surf, trick me, hack my devices, or threaten me with a big wrench to get at my private thoughts. For these purposes, written journals or letters can be opened opportunistically if found. If I had a safe, it would be opened after my death. If the documents are known to exist in the clear anywhere, then they're subject to probate. But if they're encrypted and the secret is unknown and hard to guess, then most likely everyone gives up and that's the end of that.
- davidmurdoch 3y agoYou can't hide secrets from the future.
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- dambi0 3y agoA safe, a personal cipher, someone you trust to destroy things when you are dead? It depends on what you are concerned about.
- drevil-v2 3y agoiPad + Apple Pencil + OneNote (encrypted end-to-end) If you lose your onenote encryption key, your data is lost forever. Another solution is Apple Notes with Advanced Data Protection turned on for your Apple ID. That encrypts your entire iCloud Drive with your encryption key and again if you lose your key data is gone; although there are some recovery options which require a trusted contact.
- Fervicus 3y agoI am too skeptical of putting my data on iCloud. But some kind of a digital pen device could be the answer here.