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dipsydoodle

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Tue Jun 12, 2012, 05:01 AM Jun 2012

The PC on a memory stick that doesn't leave a trace of your browsing history or documents [View all]



If you are either super important, super paranoid, or a super spy, there are times when you need to be able to use a computer - and not leave a trace.

Now, a clever piece of software lets you carry your own personal PC which you can carry inside your pocket - and once you have finished using it, no-one will ever know.

Technically, what you are carrying is not a whole computer - instead it is a simple USB memory stick.

But within it is a full operating system (like Windows), and when you plug it into a PC, that computer will restart into your own personal set-up, called Tails.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2157721/The-PC-truly-personal-Computer-memory-stick-offers-COMPLETE-privacy-browsing-documents.html#ixzz1xZVhRAI0
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