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Crypto Leash for Laptops?

Posted by michael on from the taking-my-vaio-for-a-walk dept.

timman999 writes "New Scientist reports a new device that will automatically encrypt all the data on a laptop when it is separated from its owner. It uses a small receiver and the user has to wear a transmitter on his wrist."

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  1. Link to Paper by mcorner · · Score: 5, Informative

    As always it is difficult to discern the technical details of how a system works from a news article. If you are interested, I urge you to read the technical paper. My papers

    FYI, the data sits on the disk encrypted and in the page cache decrypted. Keep in mind this is a technical paper and a research prototype and not a product.