Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on public housing applicants

Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by spicybright on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:18PM (#29738614)

I know it's security by obscurity, but this would secure the data a very decent amount lol

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by scoopertrooper on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:26PM (#29738740)

Not quite obscurity given the attackers could measure the disk and do a quick Yahoo search. Maybe, security by antiquity?

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by iszomer on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:58PM (#29739208)

Both. There was an episode in the second `gig` of GITS anime that showcased this model to secure a character's secret ledger before hackers fried his brain.

For a brief period, I kept a copy of my /etc/passwd and keyfiles on a HiMD disk with an RH1.

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by tandymodel100 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @06:02PM (#29742610)

I’m curious now because I don’t recall the episode - what was the episode title?

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Re:Tokyo police lose 2 floppy disks containing info on publi... by iszomer on Thursday December 30, 2021 @06:48PM (#29743045)

Fabricate Fog

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