Espionage Brings “Tricksy” Folder Encryption to OS X
Despite being an avid OS X user, there are deficiencies in that great OS of ours and many of the ones I focus on center — unsurprisingly — around shield.
In the plethora of accurate claims of superiority in Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads, one counter-example is the ability within Windows to encrypt individual folders. While Microsoft’s EFS is no panacea of safety measure and usability, it does work and there has been no practical parallel yet within OS X. Until now.
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Twitter post early Thursday dawn from the legendary Matt Gemmell quietly announced Espionage from Tao Effect software (Greg Slepak & John Ashenden). that $14.95 utility (for OS X 10.5+) uses some interesting tricks to bring folder-level encryption and/or privacy to your workstation. Read on to see what’s going on under the covers and to find out whether Espionage is the right solution for you.(more…)
Orginal post by Bob Rudis