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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (575)10/30/1998 10:50:00 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110648
 
Cheeky, re >What is stopping a tech from grabbing a copy...
of your Quicken files on your HD.<

Good point! So everybody get a ZIP or JAZ drive and put the files on that. Then keep the disk at home when the PC goes in the shop.

Gottfried
disclosure: I own IOM stock. :)



To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (575)10/31/1998 8:08:00 PM
From: Spots  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110648
 
>>You know there is another risk to your data. When you take a
computer in for service work.

Sure, that's a big risk. How concerned one should be is
individual, but everyone should be aware. Let me at your
PC with unlimited tools and I will know a lot about whatever
"you" that's stored on it. Assuming I'm the nefarious type,
which, of course, I'm not, but that underpaid techie who
knows so much and thinks he's unappreciated ... well ...


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