[Web4lib] Big Flash Drives (lost and found)

[Marion Sumerianlibrarian]

with lots of computers, especially the ones i recall
from from the computer labs at school, the usb port
was at the back of the machine -- out of sight, out of
mind. hence, my constant dread of loosing it every
time i used it in some place other than home. 

to be clear, i didn't have any type of porn on it, but
i did have lots of documents pertaining to my
thesis/dissertation. if you think that embarrassment
is the only reason to protect the confidentiality of a
library/computer lab user then think again -- the
cut-throat world of academia still exists, even in the
age of information.

"alis inserviendo consumor"

ms

--- Dan Lester <dan at riverofdata.com> wrote:

> 
> Friday, June 9, 2006, 8:50:53 PM, you wrote:
> 
> LRK> In any case, at the most, I'd give the owner a
> day or two and then dive
> LRK> into the thing in order to find out who owned
> it.  I can't imagine an 
> LRK> owner complaining about doing this -- when the
> reward is getting back 
> LRK> his or her equipment.
> 
> It could depend on how much kiddie porn he had on it
> (or, to be fair,
> she had on it).
> 
> I've never lost a flash drive.  Why?  Mine is a Dell
> that goes on my
> keychain.  Yes, the keys hang down from the computer
> during the minute
> or two that I'm copying back and forth, but since I
> can't get home
> without my keys, or into my office, it is pretty
> well guaranteed that
> I won't leave it anywhere.
> 
> dan
> 
> 
> -- 
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