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Re:How to Set Your Google Data to Self-Destruct by creato on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @03:58PM (#21456617)
You still need to back up the keys? How does this solve anything?

Backups aren't just about replication/redundancy, they also protect you from bugs and other sources of corrupted data.

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Re:How to Set Your Google Data to Self-Destruct by jefftk on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:16PM (#21459446)
You can back up the keys in ways where it's very easy to purge them: no tapes, easy to recall and edit.
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Re:How to Set Your Google Data to Self-Destruct by creato on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:34PM (#21459527)
The fact that backups can't be accessed and modified easily for a long period of time is a feature, not a bug, regardless of the actual mechanism of implementation (like tapes). That's what stops e.g. ransomware from affecting backups in addition to the primary storage.

A backup that can be edited to delete data like an encryption key instantly when the user tells it do is also a backup that can be easily lost or corrupted.

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