> Unless you have encryption that is guaranteed to never be obsolete it ALWAYS matters where you store the data. Well, while there is truth to that, it isn't t

> Unless you have encryption that is guaranteed to never be obsolete it ALWAYS matters where you store the data. Well, while there is truth to that, it isn't the whole story. There is a time value to all information that must be factored in. If nothing else, think of one overbroad* classification example: Battle plans, SECRET; Intelligence; TOP SECRET. * By which I mean there are subtleties and exceptions too numerous to go into here, but the example remains largely illustrative. The higher the classification, the higher the long term time value, the greater robustness required in one's controls. In this case, information about/for large numbers of private individuals, today's strong enough symmetric encryption may be strong enough for quite some time. Or it might not be. I'd love to see a detailed risk assessment....