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Data Horror Stories
I used to work on my articles on my private laptop and also had some notes I had made during conversations with professionals on my laptop. Then my laptop got stolen!

Where does this story come from?
Social sciences

Tell us your horror story, what happened?
Probably most of us use our own private laptop for work purposes, especially in these Covid-19 times. At least I did. I used to work on my articles on my private laptop and also had some notes I had made during conversations with professionals on my laptop. Then my laptop got stolen!

Did you find a solution? How did this situation end?
Fortunately, I had stored everything in a cloud service, which meant I could secure all my documents and files.

Was there a lesson learned? How could this horror be avoided?
If you need a laptop for work purposes, ask your employer to provide you with one. These are often more secure than your own private laptop!

The stories for the Data Horror Week 2020 were collected by the Research Data Management (RDM) Support Desk at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

A half-opened laptop in a dark space with only a light shining on the laptop

I used to work on my articles on my private laptop. Then my laptop got stolen!

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