Data Protection

General Motors was outed last year for secretly collecting and selling drivers' detailed driving information without their consent. Now the FTC has smacked GM with a settlement that we can live with.

A misplaced storage device could lead to the leaking of embarrassing photos for some, while for those dealing in confidential information there could be a whole lot more at stake. These self-destructing SSDs appear ordinary storage devices, but can destroy all data onboard when triggered by SMS.

The Transporter is a device that allows people to back up their files off-site, on the hard drives of people whom they know and trust.

Crypteks USB storage is physically locked inside its housing encrypted with a user-created password and it also offers 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption

Intel's third generation SSD 320 Series storage solution benefits from a capacity increase up to 600GB, and is said to be 30 percent cheaper than the previous series.

SanDisk has announced the SDTM WORM (Write Once Read Many) Card, a digital memory drive that preserves important data for up to 100 years, and prohibits alteration or deletion.

Soft-R Research LLC has released an “all-in-one” self-recordable CD with the added bonus of a in-built encryption technology.

The Videotex SIM Card Backup Device 801A offers a data back-up solution in the form of a pocket-sized unit with a large LCD screen for displaying up to 1000 contact details and the ability to restore data quickly to your replacement SIM card.

The iKey 4000 is a USB device that authorized users carry with them at all times in order to gain access to secure systems.

August 23, 2007 Digistore Solutions is set to release a new carousel-like optical data storage hub called the Centurion DiskHub. Capable of holding up to 100 di