Ask Slashdot: How To Back Up Physical Data? 245
An anonymous reader writes "After many years I now have a backup of all my digital data in (at least) two physical locations. But what do people recommend to back up my physical data? And then how to prove my identity? I call it the 'gas leak problem,' because a gas leak in my town caused an explosion that leveled a house. If it had been my house, it would have destroyed all my paperwork that proves who I am. If I'd come home from work and found my house was now a pile of rubble, how would I prove I lived there, knowing my key no longer fits the smoldering lock? If I'd left my wallet at home, my bank cards would have been destroyed so I couldn't withdraw money or book into a hotel. Or if I'd left my phone at the office, I wouldn't know anyone's number to call, or get anyone to vouch for me. What preventative steps can you take? Since having this nightmare, I've exported my phone's VCF file to an online repo, made online notes of all my bank account numbers and passport ID, I keep ICE numbers with me at all times (separate from phone/wallet), and I've hidden a spare mobile phone and house key in a box in a nearby field. But there must be more to do!"
Well.. (Score:5, Funny)
You could start working from home, because then proving your identity will be the coroner's problem, not yours.
Smoldering lock (Score:5, Funny)
If the lock is smoldering that doesn't matter. Your house is a pile of rubble, you can get into that from 5 directions.
You need a weapons cache in a different field, fake IDs in another one, foreign money in still a different one, a few other houses in different locations, summer homes in different countries.
A numbered account in Switzerland an the Caiman's, you can store paper copies in your planes and yachts.
Hide a tele-operated submarine with copies and money somewhere an install a hidden fortress in the arctic.
That should do it.
Or just store copies of your personal papers at a friend's.
tin foil hat (Score:5, Funny)
I think the only thing left to do is buying loads of a aluminium foil.
Not to worry... (Score:4, Funny)
Facebook and the NSA know what you look like, and Google can identify you by your browsing habits.
Re:Have you ever heard the phrase "off-site backup (Score:4, Funny)
Ah - but I keep my ID in a second safe deposit box!