LET’S ASSUME THAT HARD DISK WASN’T AIMED AT ME, EVEN IT’S WELL KNOWN I SPEND A LOT OF TIME AROUND COMPUTERS OF ALL TYPES…
HAVING BOUGHT IT USED…
YES WEAR & TEAR… NORMAL
BUT HERE’S THE BIG BANG BUTT …
USUALLY AT THE PCROOM IN THE PAST…
AND
MY KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING WORKED IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS & IT…
THE COMPUTER – DELL OPTIPLEX MODEL…
USUALLY BOUGHT BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON STANDING OFFERS
SO… IF THE DISK WAS COMPROMISED FROM THE GET GO…
THIS ONE HARD DISK… AS THE STICKER CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES…
HAS BEEN DECLARED AND IS CONSIDERED “UNCLASSIFIED”…
AS IT NOW CAN BE SOLD OFF WHOLESALE WITHOUT ANY DATA COMPROMISING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL…
I CAN THINK OF A FEW PLACES LIKE…
PARLIAMENT HILL
BANK OF CANADA
FEDERAL COURT
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
MINISTER’S OFFICES
TAX COURT
CRA
SUPREME COURT
DND
RCMP
AND THEN THERE’S
CSIS
AS MOST LIKELY RECIPIENTS OF SUCH HARDWARE…
WHICH MEANS…
IF COMPROMISED FROM THE GET GO…
OTHER TARGETS WERE ON THE MENU
ALL ALONG THE FOOD CHAIN…
TILL SOLD OFF !!!
IF THE HARD DISK WAS COMPROMISED AND ADDED LATER ON TO THE DELL OPTIPLEX…
WHO STOOD TO BENEFIT FROM ALL OF THIS ???
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