<![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> "In the event of laptop theft, if the FailSafe agent pre-installed on the Fujitsu FDE HDD product is removed by the computer/data thief, the authorized owner will be able to remotely re-install the FailSafe agent in the compromised system and take further steps to ensure protection as well as recovery of the data on the laptop."

Ironically, this reads like it might also result in the most compromised system ever built if an evil-doer installs one in your computer, trojan style, and remotely and covertly "recovers" (and/or destroys) your data.

frigg

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> @FreeMan:

Unless it's packed with remote detonators and a wad of C4, that's a total crap statement.

maybe it is! and the bomb gets armed remotely but then inexplicably waits for user input... namely pressing the delete key.

seems ridiculous you would invent such a thing (then go to the trouble of putting it in various hackers computers) without such an obvious bypass for the user-input requirement.

so *then* you have to go in guns-blazing and hope a Terminator figurine doesn't accidently fall on the delete key during the ensuing firefight.

x23

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> "ensure data on the disk drive is inaccessible to unauthorized users."

Unless it's packed with remote detonators and a wad of C4, that's a total crap statement.

FЯeeMan

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> Hope the users of this drive will be connected to a network that frequently backs up an image of their drives.

capitalass

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> It was obvious and already said, but you know that when someone creates software to protect you someone else is creating software to screw with you. Therefore the drive will be compromised and you will loose all your data. I hope they have a good help line, not technicians, therapist. I know many people that would consider suicide or other drastic measures if they lost all their data...

andrelix

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> @Darrone: That is why you sit your computer on a remote controlled degausser.

bms

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> I would buy one of these for all my friends just to fuck with them!

vertigo

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> This needs to be attached to some sort of "in case of porn emergency- Break glass and press button" box in my house.

Darrone

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> @GodzillaDad: That's a scary enough thought, even if it is just meant as a joke, for me to instinctively bypass this technology.

bosskev

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> You gotta admit though, despite every obvious flaw, it was a good effort.

GOKOR

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> And in two weeks after its release some hacker will release a virus that activates the auto-erase feature... just to watch all those shiny laptops become paper weights.

GodzillaDad

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> Maybe I am missing part of the idea, but when they say "in the event that the Fujitsu FDE HDD product is removed by the thief, it can be restored remotely by the rightful owner and further steps can be taken at that point to secure and recover their data.", how exactly would that work...if the HDD wasn't connected to an online system?

Annex1

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> so now that the thiefs know about this, they just have to make sure they don't hook this drive up to the internets while they steal your data.

dantaylor08

]]> <![CDATA[Phoenix Enables Users to Remotely Track, Disable and Erase Data From Fujitsu Drives]]> Being that it is based on software, FailSafe is not truly fail safe.

bms

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