[LINK] Real use of flash drive lanyard

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

 On Tue Mar  6 12:39 , Tom Worthington <Tom.Worthington at tomw.net.au> sent:

>It was reported May 17, 2006  that a senior military officer left a 
>confidential report on a CDROM in a computer at an airport lounge 
>http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/kovco-report-lost-and-leaked/2006/05/17/1147545379230.html>.
>
>In response I wrote a spoof press release about a fictional product:
>
>"... reinforced military specification  lanyard which can be attached 
>to a flash drive, or other removable electronic memory device.  The 
>other end ... is secured to the uniform of the personnel responsible 
>for the information. ... will first provide a warning if the user 
>attempts to leave their workstation without removing the flash drive. 
>If the user ignores the warning, the ... will automatically eject the 
>flash drive from the workstation and retract it onto the user's 
>uniform... 

... and potentially corrupt the the flash drive if it is removed while the main index file is being updated. That'll teach them to ignore the warning.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au