For privacy and confidentiality reasons, I don't think its wise to keep a lot of sensitive
information on a portable device, so the easy ability to move documents in and out is important.
In that sense, carrying around client
information on a portable device is no more risky than carrying the same information in paper form.
Not exact matches
Ian Ainsworth, a senior vice-president and portfolio manager with Mackenzie Investments, is particularly bullish
on Flash technology, a kind of memory chip that stores
information in
portable devices such as phones, tablets and USB drives.
This
information can also be sent to
portable wireless
devices virtually anywhere and viewed
on a computer or a mobile
device, such as a phone or PDA»
In an age of mass data storage and
portable devices which collect and process
information, the search is
on to find smaller, faster, cheaper and more energy efficient ways, of both processing and storing increasing amounts of data.
The online map had an immediate impact
on rescue efforts, as teams accessed the
information via
portable navigation
devices, as Berners - Lee pointed out about four minutes into the presentation below from a 2010 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference.
And with all the
portable electronic
devices, a quick search
on the internet can provide you with a lot of
information about a restaurant's menu and what you might be able to eat gluten - free.
Because the
information is
on a
portable device, students can work anywhere, anytime, including when they are
on the go, so that they can even put their commuting time to good use.
As mobile
devices become a common instrument for almost everything we do these days, it makes sense to capitalize
on this
portable and up to date source of
information by using it for the workplace as well.
Portable music
devices plugged into the USB port display
information on the head unit's display.
IIROC to support clients whose personal
information was
on a lost
portable device [Press release].
Loss of client data
on portable devices Laptops, tablets, and mobile phones may contain confidential and sensitive
information.
Most major newspapers now offer electronic editions; 24 - hour television news services cover breaking news as it happens; Internet search tools allow users to seek out news from a near limitless number of sources; personal web logs (or blogs) offer a range of perspectives
on news and current events; and cell phones and other
portable digital
devices provide news and
information tailored to personal interests.
Here is a link to an interesting Postmedia article
on how HRSDC is moving to limit use by employees of
portable data
devices, following several incidents in which external drives containing Canadians» personal
information were lost or misplaced.
These procedures shall include specifications for the securing of
information in both hard copy and electronic form, including
information stored
on portable and / or removable electronic
devices.