> > Alternatively, you might deposit these backups with a trusted third
party.
> > In the US, where there is no real privacy protection, this might even be
> > legal - but not so in countries with strong privacy laws.
>
> I did not know that this would not be legal in some countries.
> As you said, in the US we don't have privacy. We have insurance
> companies. <s>
In Germany for example, it might be legal provided you use strong encryption
for your data, no clear text at all. But even then, it is at your own risk.
Any chance it might get cracked (it doesn't have to be, just the mere
possibility needs to be proven) and you might find yourself in *big*
trouble. Why risk anything without need ?
(Own experience after a computer was stolen from our medical research group
at the Technical University of Munich in 1992 - huge trouble because we had
no *proof* that the thieves could not access patient data stored on these
computers. Weeks of repeated police inquisition, and we barely escaped a
hefty fine.)
Horst
