Moving Address Book to encrypted disk image

How can I protect the privacy of the content within Address Book and iCal? Would moving those applications to an encrypted disk image be sufficient or are there other related files located elsewhere that I need to be concerned with? Also, what would be the ramifications of not having those applications located within the Applications folder?

If you put the files on an encrypted disc image, then you will need to decrypt them in order to make changes. Using an encrypted disc image is mostly a method for archival storage.
You could enable File Vault which will create an encrypted version of your Home folder. This method allows you to access your data on the File Vault protected Home folder.
If you are the only user it may be sufficient that you simply not allow anyone to know your admin password, and that you log out or shut down when the computer will be unattended. You can also create a new standard account, then log in only to the standard account. The admin account would then only be used to install software and perform other chores requiring admin access.

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