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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I build open-source USB Dead Man Switches and the accompanying (also free) software

What is BusKill? (Explainer Video)
Watch the BusKill Explainer Video for more info youtube.com/v/qPwyoD_cQR4

You attach the kill cable to your body and if the connection between you to your computer is severed, then your device will lock, shutdown, or shred its encryption keys. It's designed to protect high-risk users’ data. Data could include private keys (eg theft of cryptocurrency assets), contacts of correspondence (eg sources of a journalist – such as whistleblowers), etc.