Re: Private folders

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Paul Johnson" <baloo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Please don't quote in TOFU order instead of conversational order.
http://wiki.ursine.ca/Best_Online_Quoting_Practices

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

If your main concern is Word and Excel files, protect them all with
passwords to keep them from being opened. It's not very strong
encryption,
but it's better than nothing.

It's worse than nothing: Weak encryption that can be broken in a matter
of
minutes serves only to give a false sense of security.


Yes, but he's dealing with his family. Granted, kids can get weird as they
get older, but if he needs a temporary solution TODAY, this isn't all that
bad.

If it's a network connected machine that can see the greater Internet, it's
not necessarily just his family he's dealing with in a worst case scenario.
Expect the best, be prepared for the worst.
.

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