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News August 20, 2010
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Callpod Releases Keeper Data Vault for Almost Every Platform and Why I won’t Use It.

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Callpod who is the maker of the Chargepod, fueltank and other products for mobile phones has branched out into software now with the release of Keeper and Keeper Mobile.  These programs are password data vaults that run on pretty much every smartphone including iPhone, Android and Blackberry based phones.  The free version let’s you store your passwords on your mobile phone only.  With a $29.99 subscription, you are also able to use Keeper on your Windows, Mac or Linux Desktop.

I will say I have not tried the software yet, but I am afraid to say I really don’t feel safe using it.  Why is that?  Well Keeper’s paid subscription includes Cloud Backup for your password information.  Think about that for a moment.  Your passwords are being synced up to Keeper’s servers on the internet.  Sure, they may be encrypted with military grade encryption, but call me crazy, I don’t really like the idea of having my passwords stored in the cloud no matter what kind of encryption it has on the file.

Also, there are multi-platform password vaults that are free and open source that do a lot of what Keeper does.  My favorite is Keepass.  Keepass stores the vault locally in one file.  It doesn’t sync to the cloud, but you could probably set your own cloud up with another service like Dropbox.  Dropbox would have no control on any piece of the Keepass file other than storing it which means it should be kept safe from prying eyes.  This is especially the case with Keepass even exceeding the level of encryption that Keeper uses.  With that said, Keepass does take a little getting used to.  It’s not the most easy to use software.

I will take a deeper look at Keeper Mobile for Android and the Linux and Windows Desktop software and see if my concerns are valid or not and I will update you right here on Gear Diary.

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About Joel McLaughlin

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Joel is a system admin for a local college in Columbus, OH. While he loves Linux and tends to use it more than anything else, he will stoop to running closed source if it is the best tool for the job. His techno passions are Linux, Android, netbooks, GPS, podcasting and Amateur Radio.
  • anon

    I am so glad that someone finally said that. Some clouds are better than others and “the cloud” doesn’t work for everything because of the risks involved.

    By sending it to the cloud:
    1) I believe you have reduced legal protections (IANAL, IANYL).
    2) You are dependent on the cloud provider for uptime (think gmail outages and how many dot-coms that went dot-bust like GeoCities).
    3) You are dependent on the cloud provider for security (think the the Ameritrade insider hack and all of the various medical records’ privacy violations both by employees and hackers).
    4) You are dependent on the cloud provider to do the right thing (think Facebook privacy settings).
    5) The cloud provider is subject to governmental pressures (think Blackberry).
    6) The cloud provider can retain your property forever and sell it in mergers/bankruptcies/etc.
    7) The could provider can hold it hostage (think one of the early dot-com web photo albums whose name escapes me).

    Having you encrypt it and send it to the cloud seems a reasonable compromise for a lot of cases.

  • http://twitter.com/alltop_gadget/status/21672276050 Alltop Gadget

    Callpod Releases Keeper Data Vault for Almost Every Platform and Why I won’t Use It.: Callpod who is the maker of … http://bit.ly/aMzoHZ

  • http://twitter.com/alltop_gadgets/status/21672279258 Alltop Gadgets

    Callpod Releases Keeper Data Vault for Almost Every Platform and Why I won’t Use It. http://bit.ly/aMzoHZ

  • http://twitter.com/giantgizmonews/status/21858235719 Giant Gizmo

    Callpod Releases Keeper Data Vault for Almost Every Platform and Why I won’t Use It. http://bit.ly/aJg1tv

  • http://twitter.com/snova34z/status/21858429643 Alfonso Boxill

    RT @GiantGizmoNews: Callpod Releases Keeper Data Vault for Almost Every Platform and Why I won’t Use It. http://bit.ly/aJg1tv



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