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Non-Tech : The New Iomega '2000' Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: s. bateh who wrote (2207)	8/10/1999 12:40:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 5023

Sandy and all but one, remember the discussions about internet based storage that would drive Iomega out of business? There's a new company in that field. I don't think I'll be using it to replace my ZIP. And I DO use my credit cards on the web. excerpt While i-drive will encrypt file transfers to Web-based folders, the company does not guarantee that the data will be kept secure. The service's terms of use agreement says i-drive bears no liability for any of the data users store on the service. "Although information that you submit may be password-protected, i-drive does not guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or from this Web site." Rotenberg said trusting files under that kind of an arrangement requires a huge leap of faith on the part of consumers. But Bonforte said despite the user agreement, the data is in good hands. "I-drive has spent an enormous amount of money on scalability and reliability. Dual redundancy is a minimum." The way i-drive protects files is similar to the way Amazon.com protects credit card numbers, he said. "If you're going to spend time hacking a service, you should hack Amazon.com and get credit card numbers." But he acknowledges that level of security still leaves a wary contingent of Web users out. "If you don't feel comfortable using your credit card on the Web, you probably will not feel comfortable putting secret documents on an i-drive." Rotenberg also notes the threat of a federal subpoena, should an agency like the FBI come along demanding access to a user's private files. wired.com Gottfried