[SGVLUG] Re: bluetooth jump drive

[Robert Leyva]

Perhaps use a lanyard around your neck (as some usb jump drives come with)
and have it long enough that you can plug into your laptop, but still be
wearing it.

It would cause the thief to either cut the cord or at least unplug it?

>
> ...
> Here's my idea: you would use it to store sensitive/personal
> information, such as passwords and your pgp/gpg "secret key" -- i.e.,
> data that is too important to actually keep "on" your computer, [in case
> it gets stolen] but you (almost always) need "ready access" to it all
> the time.
> ...
> In a case like this, having your GPG "key" on a memory stick or floppy
> [generally regarded as a "good practice"] will have walked away with
> your computer.  But my idea of a bluetooth-flash memory would allow you
> to keep it in your pocket separate from the computer, and yet have
> /easy/ access to it when you need it.
> ...
>


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Robert Leyva
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