Securing data by scattering the pieces

New software divides digital documents and other files into slices, then stores the slices on the Internet.
The New York Times

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[Nkully86]

Always an easier solution

This technique is a fantastic assurance that a company will never actually lose their data, however who wants to go through the trouble of making so many copies and leaving them all over the place. If companies can't already keep track of one set of data, how are they going to do this with 5?

In addition, who now wants to find out a way to secure all of this data. Encryption is not difficult nor costly, however who wants to take care of this for so many separate sets of data. 5 sets of data is 5x as dangerous these days on the net.
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You don't need to do anything...

You just install the client and it does all the dispersal for you...

Also, there are no multiple copies, just one copy that is dispersed. The software uses mathematical algorithms to insure data integrity.

Chris.

[ml_ess]

Agree on encryption

Seems like for many users, encryption would be the way to go.
Especially for those who aren't necesserily IT savvy, simple encryption applications would prove to be more practical.

[OneWithTech]

Just another peice of software...

...to hack, scrap, and realize that the separation of data is not an easier solution but in reality a worse solution with more adverse affects than just encrypting the data with an encryption policy that is kept from the public eye and used exclusively for secure data transfer purposes.

Sorry I had to shoot your software down without even reading the article and in one big sentece; but I'm gifted with seeing technology in the future and I don't see yours!

J Gund
Tech01
www.Tech01.net

[jabbotts]

dude, it's FOSS

It's to be released as opensource under one of the various FOSS licenses. The very fact that it provides a basis for future development makes it worth while.

I'd shoot the idea down if it'd been done to death already but as a new approach (perhaps old approach using new technology) just doing it makes it worth while and adds to the common knowledge base.

[freq]

put that sh- in the DNS system

global caching with privacy.. thats important.. we must protect privacy so people can make their labor worthwhile..

this kind of tech also addresses toll bridges by the evil telco.. what are they calling nowadays.. net neutrality or something.. ? as for the roi for tyco and global crossing.. I am working on it.. it might pop into my head someday.. .

[mveronica]

Try this...

The Seattle Times just did ran an article about one possible solution....

<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2003209737_ptinbo19.html" target="_newWindow">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/personaltechnology/2003209737_ptinbo19.html</a>

[vincentrodriguez]

G E N U I S !

Beatiful execution.. with refinement I see a future where all our data public and private is scattered to the four corners of the world and only assembled in realtime at the point-of-use (POU)with the proper passcode. No more stolen data... No more incriminating invasion of ones privacy...