Quote Originally Posted by Fast n Frivolous View Post
I'm not aware of a PRIVACY mode. Do you mean the security feature of using a USB key? If so I wasn't aware that removing the USB would leave it in PDC mode, I thought it would render the system inoperable completely?
Essentially, the ALP writes a key file to the USB drive when you put it into privacy mode. It looks for that file whenever it boots up. If it sees the file, it goes into jam mode. If it does not see the file or no USB drive is inserted, it stays in parking mode. This process is irreversible, once enabled, it cannot be disabled. You can backup the key file to another device, to a computer, to the cloud, etc., but if you lose the file, your ALP will be a brick. If you are really paranoid, you can get the industrial grade USB drive from AL as BRD said, and if you bend the drive, it'll break and its contents will be inaccessible. Then you can encrypt the key file using PGP and back it up to the cloud for safekeeping, and nobody should be able to tell what it is, even if they search your computers and accounts.