>>Certain government agencies and contractors are prohibited by law from using a bog standard USB storage device, and require this FIPS certified thing instead.

>>Certain government agencies and contractors are prohibited by law from using a bog standard USB storage device, and require this FIPS certified thing instead. The manufacturers know this. This is nothing new. So why hasn't another manufacturer done at much cheaper prices in those these years? As for encrypting: Hiding pictures from your wife is a lot different than hiding corporate or state secrets from Russia and China.