[K12OSN] local devices - PCMCIA

[Almquist Burke]

>>  I think it's the idea that the local hard drive gets locked up in  
>> their
>> office at night, so they think it's more secure for their private  
>> files.
>> In a way they're right.  I could read anything I want to that's on  
>> the
>> server (with root / administrator rights), but I'd have a hard time
>> accessing a hard drive that's in a locked office.  Not that they're
>> trying to protect their data from me, but they understand lock-and- 
>> key
>> security better than network security.
>
> Just remind them that all data not accessible to the sysadmin is not
> getting backed up and is their problem to restore. :)

If they want the data secured from the sysadmin, then why not encrypt  
it?
Extremely private data ought to be anyways. That solves both problems.
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