Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive — 'Phantom Drive' appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data
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  • joe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Those recommendations are for protecting data you want to stay a secret; it would also apply to unlocking this fancy USB drive, as a best practice.

    The USB still has advantage in that no one will compel you to unencrypt a drive that they don’t realize is encrypted, which can be a pretty significant advantage depending on who you’re hiding the information from, or why.