>> 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.
> 
> Remember that not all sysadmins are as clued also. Would *you* know how 
> to flash a BIOS so it looks like it's booting your operating system but 
> is really booting a different one? I sure wouldn't.

Would a typical non-expert computer user know how to do something that 
actually requires this? No. ;-)

If we assume that the sysadmin is sufficiently more knowledgable than 
you that you're asking somebody else who to keep them out, you're more 
or less doomed to failure. (Unless the person you ask knows your system 
well and comes up with some damned good advice!)

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