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[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

There are devices that allow moving and confiscating computers without powering them off.

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[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

That's assuming those computers weren't already powered off first.

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[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Sure, but how often does that happen to servers running 24/7? They'd have to set up some sort of dead man's switch, movement sensors, or something. It's unlikely they'd get a day's notice that the servers are going to be confiscated for forensic analysis.

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[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

How long do you think it takes to broadcast a network wide shutdown command over the management network?

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[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

How long do you think would you have? Also, any manual action on your part would be obstruction, while an automated system could be defended as anti-theft protection.

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