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Questions tagged [privacy]

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Which RAID format is best for data privacy during RMA?

So there are several RAID configurations to chose from, and I was wondering, eventually I expect some 25-45% of my drives may need to get swapped for a warranty repair. I know that there is no hope of privacy for a drive that came from a RAID1…
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Easyest way to setup encrypted volume

What is the easyest way to set encrypted volume under linux? Basically, what I want is to have fixed size file in my home folder. When I mount it and type password, it should appear as regular folder. I should also be able to umount it. If it would…
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How can I use powershell (or Graph) to access the Azure MFA properties?

I want to access (and report on) the number of users who are using Azure MFA and the means in which they do so (via the app, SMS, etc). How can I use powershell, or otherwise get the data associated with MFA usage and configuration by end users? …
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ejabberd privacy lists (xep-0016) unexpected behavior

To fend off xmpp spam, I use xep-0016 privacy list, that allows messages from contacts with mutual subscriptions (plus from muc servers), and denies by default:
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Deprivatized email repository

I need to create a repository of some historical emails for employee training purpose. Sensitive information in those emails should be removed, such as customers' email address and their names. Is their a way to implement this in office 365?…
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Hosting vs linking to third party scripts

I've noticed a lot of websites are linking to external scripts located on third party hosts. One very common example is jquery. On serverfault/stackoverflow/superuser jquery is linked to the address at googleapis.com. What are the benefits of this…
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Remote Access Without Explicit Permission: Convenience or Liability?

For outsourced professional IT remote support, one habit most new technicians get into is the "instead of getting the user to start up remote support each time, I'll go ahead and install LogMeIn / GoToMyPC / Remote Desktop / whatever so that if they…
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How does a hosting company change a file on a vserver without logging in?

In my virtual server, ssh is not on port 22, I don't allow login with passwords, and I don't allow root logins. Recently, the server was not responding. My hosting company told me that my Apache config was allowing too many concurrent users so they…
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My hosting provider allows me to see the names of all other databases on their servers, is this bad practice?

I've got MSSQL DB functionality set up with a hosting provider, and recently logged in for the first time. When I added the connection, it then listed (apparently) every single MSSQL database on their servers. I couldn't access them, but I could…
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Is there a way to deny access based on hostname or agent?

I am using owncloud and sometimes share links with people via Facebook. I am concerned with automatic crawling, so I would like to deny facebook access to my owncloud.thomas-steinbrenner.net server (it visits all links in order to get preview…
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Exchange 2010: Job titles making it out of organization?

I was asked a question from one of my co-workers that I was pretty sure about, but not 100% on. Google didn't appear to help me out either, so here I am. Do things like job titles and other such information make it out of Exchange 2010 when it's…
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Stop Postfix revealing final email forwarding address in bounce messages

I have a Postfix server that receives mail for virtual aliases and forwards them to the real destination addresses. When the final mail server returns an error the bounce message returned to the sender reveals the final destination email address.…
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Is it possible to create a full "encrypted worried about privacy" VPS, but still being externally usable?

I've been reading a lot of things about privacy, "being in control of your data" and everything, and now a project called diaspora* is trying to be an OSS Facebook alternative. Fact is: you still have to use a server. Even if you use a VPS…
Somebody still uses you MS-DOS
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Company access to enrolled iPhone / How to use Office 365 + IMAP + MFA + iPhone?

I'm an IT consultant and one of my clients is a large enterprise. They use Office 365 and have always required phones to be enrolled (giving their IT department full access) in order for email etc. to be accessible. However, I used to be able to…
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Safer as possible: opinions and tips with FTPS

a customer asked me to set up an automatic backup system in which a machine transfer some important data (.sql dumps) via FTP. He doesn't want SFTP, only FTP. So I ended up doing three things: I used FTPS protocol with TLS disabling SSLv2 & SSLv3 I…
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