Can I make Address Book Contacts Secure

I am just starting to use Address Book after using Palm Desktop for a long time. Is there a way of flagging an Address Book entry (a bank for example) to be private, and only viewable using a passcode?

It sounds like you're considering storing confidential bank information (account numbers, balances, passwords) in the notes field of a Bank's card within Address Book. I don't recommend this. Your contacts are synced with the Sync Services database on your computer (whether or not you're syncing contacts with other computers or devices), so even if you could lock down the Address Book application, the data is still accessible via Sync Services.
You might want to consider other security methods for storing your information:
* FileVault
* password-storing programs, search http://www.versiontracker.com/
* a USB/FireWire storage device that is kept in a locked safe
A book called The Art of Deception discusses data security methods (although social engineering is the main topic).

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