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11-21-2008, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 32,054
|  Pentagon Bans Flash Drives
Pentagon Bans Flash Drives
According to this MSNBC news item, the Pentagon has decided to ban flash drives. Wait, what?!? You mean to tell me that up until now, the Pentagon has allowed flash drives? Yikes. While defense officials would not publicly confirm the ban, messages were sent to department employees informing them of the new restrictions. As part of the ban, the Pentagon was collecting any of the small flash drives that were purchased or provided by the department to workers, according to one message distributed to employees.
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11-21-2008, 07:32 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,074
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Good! They should be taking all necessary steps since our tax money pays their salaries! "Get the job done and get it done right!"
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11-21-2008, 10:44 PM
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Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posts: 636
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lol wats wrong with flash drives?
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11-21-2008, 11:28 PM
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I am of the highest lvl.. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,452
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Information theft...
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11-21-2008, 11:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 6,054
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Exactly. I'm surprised they were allowed beforehand...
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11-21-2008, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,803
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Now they start cracking down on it??
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11-21-2008, 11:49 PM
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I am of the highest lvl.. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,452
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Yeah, now they are only allowed Dual Layer Re-Writable DVD's....
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11-22-2008, 05:56 AM
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Biostar Stole my heart Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Under Zmatts bed Posts: 2,175
| Re: Pentagon Bans Flash Drives
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Originally Posted by zedman3d  Yeah, now they are only allowed Dual Layer Re-Writable DVD's.... | :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: :laughing:
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11-22-2008, 06:46 AM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,007
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Originally Posted by zedman3d Yeah, now they are only allowed Dual Layer Re-Writable DVD's.... | Those have been out for too long I think theres a pattern it take them 1-2 years to realise what it could be used for and sign the necessary paperwork to then put a bill through congress then several months of umm and ahhing. Blu-ray and hd-dvd is the way to go for any potential moles that trawl this site 
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11-22-2008, 07:09 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,074
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Originally Posted by zedman3d Information theft... | Now you got the idea. Granted they always seem to be behind on just about anything. But they finally realized a need to step up security when they woke up and someone said: "hey someone could be .. with those!" | |
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