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DaiPlusPlus on Aug 18, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and c...

Protip: write the passphrase in sharpie on the slither of whitespace left available on the drive’s spec sticker

MaxBarraclough on Aug 21, 2020 [–]

What's the point in encrypting the drive if the key is written on the drive?

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