METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SECURITY IN STORING INFORMATION, AND LIMITED AND SECURE ACCESS TO STORED DATA AND STORED INFORMATION

摘要

Apparatus, method and system for providing security for confidential data and/or information that an individual (10) desires to store and to provide limited and secure access to the stored data and/or stored information. An authentication/security device (20) authenticates an individual sender or an individual recipient, or both, which also verifies an individual sender or an individual receiver, or both. A computer (30) does not store or save any data on its local hard drive and the device (20) removes all of the information from the computer (30), the device (20) renders the computer ready to receive data in response to the device recognizing the individual user (10), and enters data onto an application in the computer (30) by the individual user (10) and the device (20) and computer (30) cooperating for the device (20) to receive data entered into the computer (30) for storage in the device (20) in response to recognition of the individual user (10).