oh, no, another independent, hackable intelligence in the machine... #
Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 19:23 GMT
I want my disk storage, like my USB keys, as fast and dumb as possible so that encryption is totally under my control.
Anybody that trusts closed and/or unverifiable encryption schemes (whether of operating systems or of intelligent hardware) has basically abdicated responsibility for privacy. The possibilities for malfunction, backdoors and other mischief when storage media demand passwords are frightening to contemplate. We already have enough trouble convincing ourselves that our operating systems are clean without adding intelligent storage to the mix.
WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black (USB 2.0)
WD Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive (Serial ATA-300, 7,200 RPM, 32MB)
WD My Book Essential Edition External 1TB Hard Drive (USB 2.0, 16MB)
Intel X25-M Gen2 160GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (SATA)
WD My Passport Essential Portable 320GB Hard Drive - Black (USB 2.0)
Seagate releases 250GB laptop HDD
Simon Greenwood
The capacity is less of an issue #
Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 14:43 GMT
Than the height. A lot of smaller laptops, including Macbooks, won't take anything bigger than 0.8" high.
John Benson
oh, no, another independent, hackable intelligence in the machine... #
Posted Thursday 24th January 2008 19:23 GMT
I want my disk storage, like my USB keys, as fast and dumb as possible so that encryption is totally under my control.
Anybody that trusts closed and/or unverifiable encryption schemes (whether of operating systems or of intelligent hardware) has basically abdicated responsibility for privacy. The possibilities for malfunction, backdoors and other mischief when storage media demand passwords are frightening to contemplate. We already have enough trouble convincing ourselves that our operating systems are clean without adding intelligent storage to the mix.