Re: Should I encrypt servers at my home lab?
On 2025-10-05, Andrew M.A. Cater <amacater@einval.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 05, 2025 at 03:16:54PM -0000, Greg wrote:
>> On 2025-10-05, Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> wrote:
>> > Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> writes:
>> >
>> >> It won't help you against your government who will just compel you by
>> >> law to give up your passphrase. If your data's worth the prison time,
>> >> you're already in a threat category beyond what we can advise you on.
>> >
>> > This may be true in your location, but it is not the case in my home
>> > country, which has robust legal protections against self-incrimination.
>> > However, nothing prevents law enforcement from brute-forcing the
>> > passphrase, a method at which they are often successful.
>> >
>>
>> The case law for biometric unlock in Germany is not so cut and dry.
>>
>> But you're right to call out Andy for believing everyone is a Brit.
>>
>
> I don't believe everyone is a Brit :) I suspect that if ever you get
> the local equivalent of FBI/DHS/NSA or terrorist police calling at your
> door all bets may be off. That's true for most countries in the world
> even if there are local legal protections.
>
> Maybe you picked the wrong Andy - I think you're quoting me :)
You're not Andy Smith (see above), and I wasn't referring to you.
> All the very best, as ever,
>
> Andrew Cater
> (amacater@debian.org)
>
>> :-)
>>
>
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