Via DailyTech: "Seagate announced today that ASI Computer Technologies will be the first manufacturer to sell notebook computers with full disk encryption (FDE). The ASI notebook model C8015 will feature Seagate's Momentus 5400 FDE.2 80GB hard disk drive with “DriveTrust” technology, a hardware-based FDE to provide strong data protection and requires only a user key to encrypt all data, not just selected files or partitions, on the drive.

Seagate’s FDE puts all security keys and cryptographic operations on the drive, separating them from the operating system to provide greater protection against hacking and tampering than traditional software alternatives, which can give thieves backdoor access to encryption keys. Seagate’s FDE eliminates disc initialization and configuration required by encryption software, and allows hard drive data to be erased instantly so the drive can be redeployed."

You've heard about the U.S. government, banks, and private companies losing extremely sensitive data on the news. Seagate looks to prey on both idiots and the paranoid with their new fully encrypted drives. Anyone who deals with sensitive data at the workplace know all too well the fear of losing not only their job, but losing hundreds, thousands, even millions of individuals private data. Companies have corporate espionage, disgruntled workers, and many other things to worry about already. Hopefully with this type of technology you'll be hearing about these types huge security mishaps less often.

Have you ever been a victim of identity theft? Clan tags don't count.

Yes, I've been in the unenviable position of having to deal with this crime.

No, luckily I haven't or take precaution to prevent from being a statistic.

Source @ DailyTech