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But if they can encrypt the data so the NSA can't read it--that is, if the NSA can't force them to reveal the data--then why were they revealing it in the first
by ganeumann 13y ago
But if they can encrypt the data so the NSA can't read it--that is, if the NSA can't force them to reveal the data--then why were they revealing it in the first place?
- anxiousest 13y agoI assume you mean encrypting data at rest since this development takes care of all in transit encryption, well, because of ads, analytics, other predictive data intensive services like "Google Now" etc.
- packetslave 13y agoYou can still encrypt data at rest (on spinning or flash memory) and use it for jobs like these. It's just decrypted while in RAM for use.
- magic_haze 13y agoIt seems like they're either encrypting communication between each server or between each data center: the article is very vague. Either way, your data is still unencrypted inside a server (which is obvious: you can't search through your mail without knowing the plaintext.)