Apple 'Safe Deposit Box' Patent Revealed Ahead of Mac OS X Lion

[3282868]

I would absolutely love this as a native OS feature, but only for local storage.
I'm old-school that way.

What about "FileVault"? I've never used it but isn't it encrypted data?

 

[Rodimus Prime]

You missed the point. We already have encryption on the mac. Its called FileVault.

This is exactly the same, but it uploads it to the cloud...something you would NEVER want with your financial data.

honesty being able to put my financial data in a cloud securely would be great and that requires encryption. Depending on how the key is generated it could be a great thing.

If it is just kept on my local computer encryption is not exactly a super high priority comparatively as it would require direct access to the computer to get to it. But that type of security comes at a price and that is not being able to get access to it unless I am at my machine.

I know there are some files I would love to throw into the cloud but for security reason I will not do it. One of those files is a list of account numbers and passwords. While I do know the passwords I use the problems I run into is keeping track of which password goes to which account and which versions of said password as well.

 

[gorjan]

No, it did not do what is claimed in this patent application. Read it before making comments.

Maybe you should read before you comment too...

I answered to this:

"The idea of encrypting files/folders is not old, however I don't know of other OSes which have this option. The benefit is not of the idea itself...it's in the tight integration with the OS."

not the patent application.

In Win2000 you could encrypt files/folders, and it was native and built in-to the OS. Again, you should understand the context before coming with comments like yours.

 

[Riemann Zeta]

I would rather keep my super top-secret files safe myself, thank you. Any sort of encryption and/or security of data storage in which the whole encryption process is not directly managed by the user himself is not to be considered truly secure.

Any file placed in such a 'cloud' server would immediately become the property of Apple, Inc, a United States based corporation. As such, it would be available to any local, state or national law enforcement or intelligence agency that wanted access. Moreover, for a price, it would probably also be available to any of Apple's partners in advertising, profiling, etc...

I think I'll keep my head out of 'the clouds' and firmly protected under this nice tin foil hat, thank you very much.

 

[Terminal.app]

If you want that kind of functionality, why not use TrueCrypt and make a file container secured with a keyfile?

Also,

>the cloud
>security

I lol'd.

 

[RogersDA]

No, it did not do what is claimed in this patent application. Read it before making comments.

Maybe you should read before you comment too...

I answered to this:

"The idea of encrypting files/folders is not old, however I don't know of other OSes which have this option. The benefit is not of the idea itself...it's in the tight integration with the OS."

not the patent application.

In Win2000 you could encrypt files/folders, and it was native and built in-to the OS. Again, you should understand the context before coming with comments like yours.

What is actually claimed in the pre-grant publication is really irrelevant. It's what's claimed in the patent, should one actually issue for this application, that matters.

 

[pooprscooper]

Yay, yet another encrypted cloud storage. What is iDisk btw?

 

[vvswarup]

another patented Apple patent on junk that has already been developed and employed. Way to go that extra mile and be innovative, Apple.


Apple - "We used to be innovated until we focused our time on selling iStuff as there is more money to be made."

Guess what pal, Apple is a business, and businesses have to make money. Apple innovates, or in your words "used to innovate" in order to make iStuff that makes money. Patents simply help protect those innovations in order to prevent others from copycatting.