[MLUG] Re: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: OFF TOPIC - Photocopier Hard Drive Security

[Tom Chaudoir <tomchaudoir AT gmail.com>]

Jared said, in part;

They told me that I cannot because there is software on the hard-drive that makes the copier work, and erasing it would render the copier inoperable in which case I might be held liable for repair charges.

I'd ask how much the "repair charges" are to put their software back on their drives. It has to be less than what they want to extort.

Update: The more I think about this, the more it grinds my beans. They created the problem, not you. They are responsible for the security hole. I'm betting that one year ago they had not even thought of taking advantage of this income opportunity. They are exploiting the fact that it became public and people got scared. It just stinks.

One more thought. Wipe the drives. Report that the machines have stopped working and ask for field service to repair them. Then dump the company when the contract expires. That's playing dirty, but they started it.

Best,

Tom 

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Tom Peters <tpeters AT mixcom.com> wrote:

At 05:36 PM 7/14/2010 -0500, you wrote:

>>>> I'm going to get my EIDE -> USB adapter from home and try it out. <<<<

Those are handing little gadgets.

Thanks,

Scott

>>handling

I suspect a runaway spell-checker.


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