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On Sat, 2008-04-05 at 08:41 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > Recently there was a programme on BBC about Identity Fraud. > Interesting. This has made me wonder..... > > I have always assumed that using Linux made me safer from viruses and > other nasties. Is this correct? On the programme every computer used to > demonstrate various security risks was running Windows. It seems that > Identity Theft is a huge and growing problem. Am I being too complacent > because I use Linux only? > Along with the comments others have made, I would include remembering to wipe your disk(s) before disposing of them - as mentioned on the program. In this respect using Unix/Linux filesystems is no defense. I think I read that encrypted filesystems were being considered as the default for Fedora 9 (don't quote me on that though!). For a laptop I would certainly consider using an encrypted filesystem. John. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- John Horne, University of Plymouth, UK Tel: +44 (0)1752 233914 E-mail: John.Horne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: +44 (0)1752 233839 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html