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#1
Espionage 2 / Re: A suggestion, A possibility
April 10, 2011, 12:55:39 AM
Hi Greg,

Thanks for the reply.  I think I might be using incorrect terminology on occasion in my previous message so perhaps I can illustrate what I mean with an example.  So here goes...

I leave loads of applications running (MAIL, MS WORD, CHROME...) on my computer all of the time.  Some of these Apps are protected through Espionage.  My fear has been (and my reason for buying Espionage) that someone would take my computer or I might stupidly loose it etc...  Anyhow, whomever finds it/takes it would only have to make it past the screensaver password in order to have access to my applications (CHROME, MAIL) because they could still be open and running (Since I do not shut my apps down).  From there a person could simply look into my browser history to access sites that have my passwords automatically entered in by the browser or start sending email from my accounts etc....  From that point on the whole scenario spirals into some horrible possibilities.  

I understand that the folders are still encrypted even when the application is open but if you leave the portal open constantly (by leaving protected applications running) the encryption wouldn't matter.  Perhaps I'm being paranoid but I've always felt that it isn't enough to have only my screensaver password standing in the way of someone getting to my running applications. I also understand that upon shutdown/restart of my computer, someone would have to enter in my Espionage passwords for my protected folders but my fear is that someone could gain access to my desktop without shutting the computer down or restarting.  

I thank you for your suggestion about making it so the protected apps don't need a password to be opened but I, again, feel that having that password step before opening each of my apps is one of the major benefits of Espionage.  I just think that if there was some way of getting apps to quit (thus requiring the entry of a password upon relaunch) without inhibiting the way the computer is used through something like a hotkey combination that must be pushed upon un-minimization/unhide, then it would close something of a security loophole since anyone trying to un-minimize/unhide an app window who isn't me would be frustrated in their attempts.  Couple that with a feature that shuts apps down when the hotkey isn't pressed (after a few chances to get it right) and I think that Espionage makes itself more functional as a security program. Again, you might disagree and feel that the screen saver password is enough.  Regardless, thanks for communicating with me and helping to make the mac more secure through Espionage.
#2
Espionage 2 / A suggestion, A possibility
April 09, 2011, 05:31:06 AM
So, I really do like Espionage because its finally brought security to my system.  The only problem is I can never use it as intended.  For example, I never close Chrome.  I hate reloading it, finding all my pages again etc. (I've got about 10 tabs open as well)  Not to mention the unlocking of all the support files (through Espionage) makes loading any protected application a long and cumbersome process.  Consequently, Chrome (and other protected apps) are always open and I it really defeats the purpose of Espionage because if someone, somehow, gets past the initial pasword on my screen saver (not hard) I'm screwed.  

My thought to improve Espionage would be this...  I oftentimes hide or minimize windows when I'm not using them.  Later, when I want to access the same windows again I simply un-hide or un-minimize.  What if espionage had an option to assign a hotkey (or a series of them) to un-minimize or unhide an application? Try to un-minimize or unhide without the hotkey(s) enough times and the application quits and falls under the full protection of Espionage.

Regardless of whether or not you like this idea I don't think I'm alone in the way I use my computer.  People really don't want to quit applications every single time we leave them only to have to relaunch them 2 min later.   Why not implement this idea or another like it so that Espionage stays relevant to how people use their machines?