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Fujitsu HDD with AES 256-bit Encryption
An anonymous reader writes "Fujitsu today updated its 2.5" 320GB hard disk drive with automatic hardware-based encryption to effectively secure data against theft or loss. According to Fujitsu, the MHZ2 CJ series is the first hard disk drive in the world to support the 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). The drive implements the AES hardware encryption directly into the processor chip of the hard disk drive, resulting in more robust security and faster system performance than software-based encryption."
Yes, but Linux's crypto device-mapper tool does not have state department mandated backdoors in it (well, they tried but due to the nature of open source the attempts were foiled). Hitachi likes trading in the United States (and other countries with both less and more authoritative regimes), so they pretty much have to make the crypto broken for government backdoor purposes.
So, it is necessary for the various hard drive manufacturers to come out with this over the next couple years. As the consumer realizes encrypting their data is the only way to maintain net neutrality and hopes to prevent government eavesdropping, simple solutions to the government's need to look at all your data are necessary. This is one of them.