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    From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 18 14:55:41 2022
    When I learned of a filker who lost most of her song files because an
    app was deleted, I thought a song like this could be useful.


    Data Protection Teaching Song
    Lyrics: Gary McGath
    Music: Frank Hayes, "Never Set the Cat on Fire"
    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
    4.0 International License.
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
    Free distribution is encouraged.

    Don't keep your files just on your phone
    If you don't want to lose them.
    If things go wrong, you'll weep and groan
    When there's no way to use them.
    Phones can get lost, so just in case,
    Save copies in a trusted place.
    Don't keep your files just on your phone.

    Refrain:
    And mind your data, to make sure it remains your own.
    Don't keep your files just on your phone.

    Encrypt your whole directory
    On anything that's mobile.
    That leaves nothing for thieves to see,
    Which is a goal that's noble.
    Encryption makes it extra hard
    For crooks to get your credit card.
    Encrypt your whole directory.

    Don't use one password everywhere
    Or set it to your cat's name.
    Those password crackers don't play fair,
    They'll chuckle and say, "That's lame."
    Use passwords that are hard to guess,
    At least ten characters, no less.
    Don't use one password everywhere.

    Don't open up a file attached
    To email from a stranger.
    It could unleash a plot that's hatched
    To put your stuff in danger.
    If you find out that you've been phished,
    The outcome won't be what you wished.
    Don't open up a file attached.

    Don't click upon an link received
    That says you are in trouble.
    The odds are high you'll be deceived
    And then your woes will double.
    Log in with bookmarks that you've saved
    And you'll stay clear of sites depraved.
    Don't click upon a link received.
    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Arthur T.@21:1/5 to Gary McGath on Wed May 18 19:15:30 2022
    In Message-ID:<t63fff$udj$1@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:

    I learned of a filker who lost most of her song files because an
    app was deleted

    This is one of the most tragic things I've read here. Yes, more
    tragic even than reports of deaths, because deaths, while sad, are
    inevitable.

    I wrote a data backup filk a while back. I won't repeat it. (For one
    thing, yours is more general.) But, for people who still have data
    they could lose, here are a few nuggets from my quotes file:

    Remember the rule: no one ever wants backups, but everyone always
    wants restores. - Bruce Schneier

    Also, have you ever seen someone who has lost their phone? Not only
    are they devastated and powerless, but they suddenly become catatonic
    when you ask, "Of course, all your data is backed up, isn't it"?
    - Michael Kowalchuk in Risks

    If it's in only one place, it's not backed up. - Leo Notenboom

    Back to me:

    Multiple-terabyte USB drives are cheap. Backup software is anywhere
    from free to inexpensive. Remember the motto of World Backup Day:
    "Don't be an April Fool. Be prepared. Back up your files on March
    31st." If you missed March 31st, do it now. (And, preferably, more
    often than once a year.)

    --
    Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Arthur T. on Wed May 18 20:03:14 2022
    On 5/18/22 7:15 PM, Arthur T. wrote:
    In Message-ID:<t63fff$udj$1@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:

    I learned of a filker who lost most of her song files because an
    app was deleted

    This is one of the most tragic things I've read here. Yes, more
    tragic even than reports of deaths, because deaths, while sad, are inevitable.

    I wrote a data backup filk a while back. I won't repeat it. (For one
    thing, yours is more general.)

    I wrote the song because there was little useful advice I could give
    this person. My strong area is digital preservation, not data recovery,
    so I can give advice on how not to get into such a situation (and in
    fact have a whole book on the subject) but can't say a lot on how to get
    out of it.

    Here's an updated version with one more verse.


    Don't keep your files just on your phone
    If you don't want to lose them.
    If things go wrong, you'll weep and groan
    When there's no way to use them.
    Phones can get lost, so just in case,
    Save copies in a trusted place.
    Don't keep your files just on your phone.

    Refrain:
    And mind your data, to make sure it remains your own.
    Don't keep your files just on your phone.

    Encrypt your whole directory
    On anything that's mobile.
    That leaves nothing for thieves to see,
    Which is a goal that's noble.
    Encryption makes it extra hard
    For crooks to get your credit card.
    Encrypt your whole directory.

    Don't use one password everywhere
    Or set it to your cat's name.
    Those password crackers don't play fair,
    They'll chuckle and say, "That's lame."
    Use passwords that are hard to guess,
    At least ten characters, no less.
    Don't use one password everywhere.

    Watch out for email from a friend
    That asks you to send money.
    Does it sound like something they'd send,
    Or is the wording funny?
    A plea for gift cards is a sign
    That this request could be malign.
    Watch out for email from a friend.

    Don't open up a file attached
    To email from a stranger.
    It could unleash a plot that's hatched
    To put your stuff in danger.
    If you find out that you've been phished,
    The outcome won't be what you wished.
    Don't open up a file attached.

    Don't click upon an link received
    That says you are in trouble.
    The odds are high you'll be deceived
    And then your woes will double.
    Log in with bookmarks that you've saved
    And you'll stay clear of sites depraved.
    Don't click upon a link received.


    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Arthur T.@21:1/5 to Gary McGath on Wed May 18 22:12:29 2022
    In Message-ID:<t63fff$udj$1@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:

    Data Protection Teaching Song
    Lyrics: Gary McGath
    Music: Frank Hayes, "Never Set the Cat on Fire"
    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
    4.0 International License.
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
    Free distribution is encouraged.

    I forgot to thank you for the CC license. This should be spread far
    beyond those few of us left here on Usenet.

    --
    Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" pobox "dot" com

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 19 11:28:02 2022
    I suggest this might be followed by Tom Smith's "Hard Drive Calypso."
    --scott

    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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