Me too, we have all of our IP on our work laptops, so if it got stolen, we would be seriously up the creek sans paddle. Currently using a commercial encryption system that works extremely well, n= o delays, and seems to be seamless. :) -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Isaac Marino Bavaresco Sent: 18 October 2012 13:00 To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [OT] Inside Google's server farms There are perfectly legitimate reasons to encrypt your hard drive. I carry all my projects in my laptop, it would be a real catastrophe if I lost or somebody steals it. Isaac Em 18/10/2012 08:41, Jo=E3o Carneiro escreveu: > all that trouble just to store some porn? > > 2012/10/18 V G > >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 4:06 AM, wrote: >> >>> Well, something has to be handling all those searches people do ... >>> >> If Google + NSA + whatever turned every machine they had against me, I >> wonder how long it would take them to crack the Serpent-Twofish-AES >> encrypted data on my hard drive. Note, I mean from a mathematical >> standpoint - that is, not including torture/Guantanamo, etc... >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .