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Originally Posted by vkv.raju View Post
Can I borrow your device

Ok jokes apart, I see your point.
It should not only protect the folder but the files in it. I guess, it might be possible to achieve this.

For ex, lets take a simple photo viewer app!
Assuming the photo viewer app only views files ending with an extension jpg/jpeg/bmp/png/raw/etc. To avoid protected data from being viewable in the photo viewer app, the extensions of those picture files in the to-be-protected folder can be changed to something other what the photo viewer app would understand (say, xyz). And the protector app will remember all these temporary mappings.

This app can be protected from being run by a password.
Good idea! A simple solution - for my own use - would be to change the extension as you say, as long as there is a "right-click" way to "open with" a program without creating a permanent association. That would at least keep away the photos, videos, documents, music etc that you woulnd't want someone to see when you are demonstrating the capabilities of the n900 to friends and work colleagues.