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Since a lot of places want an original copy of birth certificate or SS card, is it worth it to store copies of those documents or any other where an original is required?
I use the True Crypt also on my USB and i have a unique USB that i made for tossing away that will disguise itself in the woods .
I like the encrypted zip file method as its the most cross-platform option; the file can be opened on Windows, Mac, Linux/Unix, Android… Heck, maybe even iOS if the file is first approved Apple! Also, across all of those systems, the file can usually be opened without installing additional software. If you’re at the US embassy in Brazil or the police station in Vegas, do you really think anybody is going to be allowed to install TrueCrypt so you can pull up your passport or your concealed weapons permit? True, there’s a good chance they won’t be willing to plug your flash drive into their systems at those places, but if that’s the case, they, sure all hell, are not going to install any software.
A scan is always better than nothing IMO. I don’t think anybody is going to obtain a passport with these docs, but if they can help you convince somebody that you are who you say you are, then that’s useful as far as I’m concerned. And if you have 3 government photo IDs, hundreds of documents with your name on them, and 6 gigs of family photos on a flash drive, that’s gonna be pretty convincing!
Chances are good that they already HAVE TrueCrypt, but you are right.
I have my “papers” in several formats: password protected Zip, encrypted sparse bundle, TrueCrypt file, encrypted BZ2 (some implementations of unzip had problems decrypting password protected zip files created with Windows). Don’t have much in them, though.
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Urban EDC philosophy: Getting things done for yourself and others.Nonsense! :rolleyes:
I’m not saying it didn’t happen, only that its ridiculous! Yeah, film is harder to fake, but Polaroid is even harder. Actually, let’s use microfish from the 40s! :rolleyes: Digital is easier to fake, but easier to ID photos that have been tampered with. I think, either that was an isolated incident w/ your dad, or they were just hoping, by the time he needed it, that one copy on film would be lost or damaged.
Maybe you´re right, i suppose it was to make it harder to get that special insurance for his motorcycle. but he did get it in the end. 🙂
Agreed. That’s where my original documents are stored.
19 Years ago, my house burned down, but my originals were stored in a safe deposit box. Its important to keep these documents off site and only where you or a designated family member can get access to it.
I carry a memory stick, but it just contains a few personal unencrypted files for my reference, as my memory is awful. I don’t have anything encrypted or under lock and key. If someone steals my identity… good luck with that, I say!
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