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Re:Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web by nextaccountic on Thursday September 07, 2023 @12:34PM (#37421571)
> The Swedish national police attempted to search Mullvad once, but since there was no data to seize they left empty handed.

They were just unprepared. There was plenty of data to seize, but it was in RAM. They just needed the right equipment to do a cold boot attack [0] [1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_boot_attack

[1] https://wootconference.org/papers/woot23-paper3.pdf

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Re:Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web by dharmab on Thursday September 07, 2023 @12:59PM (#37421973)
"just needed" is a simplification. Very few organizations outside the US federal 3-letter agencies have the resources to spend on volatile data recovery in practice. Even the FBI isn't going to bother unless they're confident some extremely valuable evidence is involved.
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Re:Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web by jefurii on Saturday September 09, 2023 @04:18PM (#37449859)
(Un)fortunately there is a device for these situations: https://wiebetech.com/products/hotplug-field-kit/

"The HotPlug's patented technology keeps power flowing to the computer while transferring the computer's power input from one A/C source (such as a wall outlet or power strip) to another (a portable UPS) and back again."

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