> Sounds interesting. But, how is that any better than writing
> your
> daily changes to a R/O CD?
Because, when summond to a court case, I might "travel back in time", alter
my computer time, alter my records, and burn any number of CD/RO in next to
no
time. Who can proof when these records have been made when nobody but me has
access to that data?
Alternatively, you might deposit these backups with a trusted third party.
In the US, where there is no real privacy protection, this might even be
legal - but not so in countries with strong privacy laws.
Any backup w/o notarial certification is worthless as court evidence unless
the opponent's lawyer && the judge are technically entirely naive.
A digital notary service allows you to certify data integrity for any given
time without the need of giving a 3rd party access to the original data. No
confidentiality issues.
The advantage of our software (once it is fully implemented, that is) is
that the notary process is integrated in a user friendly GUI backup software
(which of course can be automatized and command line driven as well). You
just organize your backup schedule, our software takes care of the rest
(provided you have - even if it is only intermittent dial-in - Internet
connection and a trustworthy cooperating 3rd party.
Horst
