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[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Anything that takes data off the computer is a no fly zone.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago

It doesn’t transmit the data; it supposedly stores it locally. The issue is it’s a huge convenient plaintext trove of information if the system is compromised.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anything that copies, or persist data to a new location should also be a no-fly zone

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'll keep my off-site backups, thank you very much.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

As long as it's your choice, sure.

But surprising users and system architects with surprise copies is going to break lots of data security models and behaviors.