Flip side of backups
Now that I’ve started backing up data to a remote server, the importance of the copy on my laptop has been reduced dramtically. I recently came across an interesting post about securing your data if your laptop gets nicked.
Basically the idea is to setup a cron job to check for a file on a remote server (probably your website), and if that file is there, destroy all data on the laptop. It’s an interesting concept but having an automated task to wipe out all your data is a frightening one. Something I’ll think about once my backups are a lot more comprehensive, and if I ever start taking my laptop outside of my bedroom.
