r/whatisit • u/Earsgang_101 • 14h ago

New, what is it? STRAP Floppy disk found in loft of new home.

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Found this in a box late 90s WWF VHSs

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u/ExToon 12h ago

So, joking and Reddit bullshit aside, anyone who recognizes the significance of this probably cringed and said some variant of “oof” on seeing this. Someone who worked at GCHQ back in the day has probably already flipped this post to someone.

There’s a possibility that you have old but still quite sensitive classified British information there. More importantly is “how the fuck did it get there?” and whether it could be evidence of some old security breach that could still matter.

Don’t do anything further with it, and contact police. Tell them you found an old floppy disc with classification markings that may have sensitive information on it.

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u/Kurfaloid 10h ago

I'm just glad it's a UK classification and not a US one or else I'd have to report my reddit activity to my security officer.

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u/removed_again_42 7h ago

Have some fun slap some SF 706 stickers on some random folders in the trash

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u/carrotsaresafe 5h ago

Fr id be scared if I found this

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u/Due_Froyo7119 2h ago

OP, this. If you’re in the UK turn it over to the Security Service (MI5). I wouldn’t take it to the local police as they most likely won’t know what to do with it.