Expert urges China visitors to encrypt data

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's blocking of Web sites has embarrassed the International Olympic Committee, but a 
computer security expert said on Thursday that visitors to Beijing also needed to protect their data from prying eyes.

"People who are going to China should take a clean computer, one with no data at all," said Phil Dunkelberger, chief 
executive of security software firm PGP Corp.

Travelers carrying smart cell phones, blackberries or laptop computers could unwittingly be offering up sensitive 
personal or business information to officials who monitor state-controlled telecommunications carriers, Dunkelberger 
said.

He said that without data encryption, executives could have business plans or designs pilfered, while journalists' 
lists of contacts could be exposed, putting sources at risk."
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More at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080801/wr_nm/olympics_visitors_encryption_dc

Juha-Matti
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