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Location-Based Encryption

Posted by michael on from the what-if-the-hub-goes-on-the-fritz? dept.

davidwr writes "Eweek reports Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has a new way to prevent theft of company secrets on stolen laptops: 'Wozniak offered a peek into his vision for the company on Ziff Davis Media's Security Virtual Tradeshow, where he introduced "wOz Location-Based Encryption," an application that uses GPS tracking within a wireless hub to encrypt and decrypt sensitive data for large businesses.' Today's encryption is good enough but I do like the tracking capability. Imagine your laptop screaming 'I'm being stolen! I'm being stolen!' and paging security as the janitor walks out the door with it."

6 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Janitor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    as the janitor walks out the door with it
    aren't we stereotyping a bit here?

  2. Auto delete by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One pissed off IT guy decides to 'move' the worker's safe zone 5m to the left.

  3. Rants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Security through obscurity!
    This is not theft!
    Information wants to be FREE!
    My rights online!
    </froth>

  4. CUSTODIAN!!! by oiarbovnb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    what do you got against us anyways?

  5. Re:You make me sick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sounds to me like you're the racist one. The article just said janitor. You equated a janitor to being hispanic.

  6. mod do3Zn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Co8pletely b3fore Are you GAY