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Coerced encryption on connected devices

  • US 9,141,811 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2013
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more computing devices, comprising:

  • one or more processors;

    memory; and

    one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

    receiving, from a personal computing device having a storage device, an indication of whether at least a portion of the storage device is protected by disk encryption;

    wherein the portion of the storage device stores one or more synchronized content items;

    determining, based on the indication, whether synchronization data for synchronizing the one or more synchronized content items stored in the portion of the storage device with one or more synchronized content items stored on one or more server computing devices should be withheld from the personal computing device;

    if the synchronization data should be withheld, thenwithholding the synchronization data from the personal computing device, and sending data to the personal computing device instructing a user of the personal computing device how to enable disk encryption for at least the portion of the storage device; and

    if the synchronization data should not be withheld, then sending the synchronization data to the personal computing device after any other conditions on sending the synchronization data to the personal computing device have been met.

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