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We still require a warrant in the UK which is the major issue. In the US this is probably still required but is by fact not honoured. The data centre we have mo

We still require a warrant in the UK which is the major issue. In the US this is probably still required but is by fact not honoured. The data centre we have moved to has financial guarantees that they won't let anyone in without a warrant and will inform us if anyone issues one immediately. The datacentre also don't have access to our cages (they are locked) so only forced entry is possible which requires a warrant issued. Also we can drop the SAN fabric encryption keys remotely or on network events (such as peer disconnection) which will warrant the cluster useless until someone physically reloads the keys off the KMS. This all puts the onus on the authorities to prove access is warranted and necessary. This is what our clients want. You are saying "including the UK". We deal with ONLY wholly UK based companies as we are very specialist. Credit companies and banks in the UK do not share this data voluntarily. Sometimes there are leaks and cock ups but they are surprisingly rare. The worst people for data leaks are utility companies.

Avshalom 13y ago
The NSA does not require a warrant to spy on you in the UK and has pretty much been doing it since their inception.
mindcrime 13y ago
We still require a warrant in the UK which is the major issue. I'd just about be willing to bet money that it will eventually come out that your GCHQ is doing all the same things as the NSA. So far it's already emerged that they are pretty solidly in bed with the NSA, so I don't even think that would be a surprising revelation. And consider that the UK has already been out in front of the USA in terms of openly advocating a "surveillance state". Isn't the statistic that the UK has more surveillance cameras, per capita, than any other country? Or something to that effect? they won't let anyone in without a warrant and will inform us if anyone issues one immediately. So far as you know right now. Credit companies and banks in the UK do not share this data voluntarily. So far as you know right now.
- harrytuttle 13y ago
  Probably are. CCTV statistics are rubbish. Most of them are in private hands and/or are for traffic management. As I said there is a financial penalty and we have motion tracking webcams in the cage so any unauthorised access, we know about straight away. We do know because we're responsible for making sure stuff like that doesn't happen.

Avshalom 13y ago

The NSA does not require a warrant to spy on you in the UK and has pretty much been doing it since their inception.

mindcrime 13y ago

We still require a warrant in the UK which is the major issue. I'd just about be willing to bet money that it will eventually come out that your GCHQ is doing all the same things as the NSA. So far it's already emerged that they are pretty solidly in bed with the NSA, so I don't even think that would be a surprising revelation. And consider that the UK has already been out in front of the USA in terms of openly advocating a "surveillance state". Isn't the statistic that the UK has more surveillance cameras, per capita, than any other country? Or something to that effect? they won't let anyone in without a warrant and will inform us if anyone issues one immediately. So far as you know right now. Credit companies and banks in the UK do not share this data voluntarily. So far as you know right now.

harrytuttle 13y ago
Probably are. CCTV statistics are rubbish. Most of them are in private hands and/or are for traffic management. As I said there is a financial penalty and we have motion tracking webcams in the cage so any unauthorised access, we know about straight away. We do know because we're responsible for making sure stuff like that doesn't happen.