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USB memory sticks are a great addition to computing. Having the ability to carry hundreds of gigs of data in your pocket is amazing. Especially to those of us that remember the days of 360K (yes, K) floppy disks. Almost every computer has a USB port for you to connect your USB stick and copy or access files. You can carry all your documents with you and use them anywhere. However, carrying your data with you has significant security and privacy concerns. If you loose your USB stick, anyone can now access your files. They would have access to your...

Montana Agencies Left Private Information on Discarded Computers, Audit ShowsBy Bob Anez Associated Press Writer Published: May 25, 2005 HELENA, Mont. (AP) - State agencies failed to remove private information before retiring outdated state computers, risking public disclosure of Social Security and credit card numbers, medical records and income taxes, a new report discloses. The legislative audit, obtained Tuesday, blamed unclear state policy for the computer hard drives not being properly "scrubbed" before the machines were donated to school districts, given to other state agencies or sold to the public. "The state lacks a single clear policy instructing departments on...

<p>SAN JOSE, Calif. Just as Prohibition drove drinkers underground in the roaring'20s, the music industry's crackdown is pushing many song swappers away from the open Internet and into what amount to cyberspace speakeasies.</p> <p>These high-tech Cotton Clubs usually require users to be trusted or at least know someone inside. The files, instead of out in the open, are encrypted - the 21st century equivalent of hiding bathtub gin under a fake floorboard.</p>

I was jus surfing the threads here on FR and got a pop up on my screen warning me that FR was not encripted (spelling) and may not be safe. Any body else getting that kind of notice? Thanks, Tom