>>>> Anything you can do, the sysadmin can undo. He controls the machine 
>>>> you're using. You can't win.
>>>
>>> I think you can.
>>>
>>> Just boot an OS from a media that he does not control.
>>> E.g. Knoppix from a CD or a memory stick.
>>
>> Not good enough anymore.  Flash the machines' BIOS with custom code 
>> that'll load a hypervisor before loading any OS.
>>
>> Granted, if your OS is sufficiently advanced, it'll notify you of the 
>> HV, but it won't be able to stop it.
> 
> Ok. Then just use a computer that you know has not been flashed.
> (MAC addresses can be faked - AFAIK)

This is rapidly straying outside the relms of what normal clueless users 
are able to comprehend.

I was say this with complete authority: If you are not a computer 
expert, there is nothing you can do to stop your sysadmin reading 
through your stuff if he wants.

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