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There have always been concerns about the security of "the cloud"...but always in the sense of hackers breaking into the data. None of us ever considered that p
by booruguru 13y ago
There have always been concerns about the security of "the cloud"...but always in the sense of hackers breaking into the data. None of us ever considered that providers would simply give themselves permission to review our data.
After a story like this, how on earth could any corporation blindly trust a cloud provider with their data?
I know many people simply do not care about their rights and freedoms, but I find this latest development incredibly disturbing.
However, I see this as a great opportunity for a company of good character to make a name for itself by promoting services with the assurance that their databases are encrypted in such a way that even they can't access our data.
- danieldk 13y agoAfter a story like this, how on earth could any corporation blindly trust a cloud provider with their data? By using an e-mail service that does not have such clauses in their terms of service, or even better, guarantee that they won't read your e-mail. Because if they do, it makes it a lot easier to sue them. Of course, e-mail is inherently insecure. Even with PGP encryption, the metadata is visible by every SMTP server on a message's route. So, don't expect privacy when using e-mail.
- epistasis 13y agoDo you know of any such email service? Google, Apple, and Yahoo will all read your email: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/yahoo-google-and-apple-claim-right-to-read-user-emails http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/21/yahoo-goog...