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Thank you for the list. Can you help me to understand the validity of this statement [0]? > When used with the best practices for web security, the Chromebook
by notspanishflu 9y ago
Thank you for the list.
Can you help me to understand the validity of this statement [0]?
> When used with the best practices for web security, the Chromebook is secure against most direct attacks on the local hardware and the Chrome browser, but its dependence on a web-based backend where US courts have already ruled there's less of an expectation of privacy is something no amount of end-point security is going to fix.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/why-the-nsa-loves-googles-chromebook/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/why-t...
- tptacek 9y agoFiles stored on cloud services have less legal protection in the US than files stored locally. Not "no" protection, but less.
- notspanishflu 9y agoBut that translates to zero effective protection if the US government is interested in what a journalist is writing with his/her Chromebook.
- evgen 9y agoWhile what you present is a possible extreme end result it is highly unlikely, and the level of attention would have to be far above just being 'interested' in the work of the journalist. The US government does not care about the work of 99.9999% of the journalists out there and if you are in the group that they care about you know it and are probably going to be using a less user-friendly but more secure process. Contra claims by the tinfoil crowd, Google is not in the habit of giving up info without fighting against the request so this option provides very strong protection for almost all of the potential audience for this.
- notspanishflu 9y agoGoogle is not in the habit but NSA is, as Snowden told us.
- notspanishflu 9y agoI would like to know why some people downvoted this comment. Is my statement false? Please, explain why you think so. I expect an intelligent interaction here in HN.
- willstrafach 9y agoFor US Persons anyway, they cannot get such data without a warrant, you are mistaken (I did not downvote you btw, as your interpretation is semi-common).
- notspanishflu 9y agoThey cannot get the data without a warrant but NSA did it in spite of everything [0]. What we don't know for sure is if they're still doing it after being caught. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-i...