oh, and @66 – BRITAIN (not england) has just declared war on you..

Since we won’t be lugging them all over the place now why don’t we make them a bit bigger so we can put better components in them and get better performance. And we can put bigger monitors on them also. And use keyboards and mice, that would be easier. This might just work…

Problem 1. Most of the data you would want private is held by your bank, employers, benefit agencies, tax office, health service or doctor etc. etc. Doesn’t matter how secure your laptop is if they lose your data. Definately a problem if you live in the UK, our stupid government and their agencies seem to lose data all the time.

Problem 2. Many people WILL forget the system is running and will take their laptop out of range, to a friends, into the garden or whatever, turn the laptop on and find everything has gone.

Better option is to download Truecrypt and then encrypt your entire hard drive using one of the most secure algorithms, just dont forget your password.

http://gizmodo.com/358650/backstopp-destroys-your-data-when-your-computer-is-moved

“BackStopp integrates with a secure online backup service”

AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

The Russians will break any protection next time they steal your government secrets. So is this laptop for home users?

http://backstopp.com/how_does_backstopp_protect_data.aspx

better explanations on how it works.

Mild file security like this could do well against someone that doesnt even know that its in the system. You may work somewhere that requires you to keep certain files like client information confidential. Lawyers, Private detectives, and other proffessions that require confidentiality would put this system to good use.

“…the GSM (Global System for Mobile communications. used on cell phones)card intercepts the decommission instruction and securely deletes the specified data on the laptop. All this happens before the machine is logged on and is invisible to the user. BackStopp’s GSM functionality can be utilised on laptops with built-in GSM chips or through 3G USB Modems.”

“While the computer is in range of a valid RFID reader the machine operates as normal. If the machine is moved out of range of the readers the data is securely deleted from the machine with no intervention required.” Its sort of works like a ankle bracelet on a defendant on probation. As soon as the laptop moves out of range from the readers it suffers the consequences. I believe that this part also deletes specific data also.

Its not as crappy as you guys make it out to be.

Scenario
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You are a Private Investigator working on a case with a known fellon as the person you are supposed to be survailing. He finds out somehow. Follows you back to your office and steals your laptop thinking to himself that the laptop could be the key to finding out why you are watching him and who hired you. He grabs it goes out the way he went in and the security system deletes the logs and client information you had on the laptop. Boom. You prevented the suspect from finding out who the client is and who knows what would have happened if he found out. Possible murder.

You saved a life. O.o