On Dec 25, 2008, at 5:43 PM, Lanny Marcus wrote: > On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt- > consult.com> wrote: >> Lanny Marcus wrote: >> "as much encryption as is possible" Just strikes me all wrong. >> >> "Use the RIGHT amount of intelligence." > > I agree with you, 100%. Not well written. The goal, obviously, is to > be as safe as possible. If she is going to use a Public terminal, I > believe my idea of booting from a Live CD is the best thing she can > do. And, the easiest. No footprint left on the machine she uses, after > she reboots it back to M$ Windows I am always careful when I travel, but I also realize that the main way that *my* information is *statistically* and *realistically* likely to be stolen is... someone stealing my paper mail. If I were logging into client boxes while I travel that is a different concern of course. B