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> Until this research comes to fruition and becomes widely deployed in industry (something that's probably decades away), I would not take much comfort in assur
by hackuser 12y ago
> Until this research comes to fruition and becomes widely deployed in industry (something that's probably decades away), I would not take much comfort in assurances from industry reps that the data the companies they represent collect or release are "anonymised".
Even if the technology existed I would not rely on it being deployed and used correctly: 1) There is no incentive to do it because there is little penalty if they fail; and 2) IT security in general is completely unreliable; why would this be any different?
The only secure data is data that doesn't exist. Already there are government agencies that automatically delete internal communication (e.g., emails) within 30 days. If that's important for the security of their government data, which arguably should be open, why isn't it done with my data, which should be private?
- pmoriarty 12y ago" Already there are government agencies that automatically delete internal communication (e.g., emails) within 30 days." Or they claim to have deleted it. And maybe, technically speaking, it has been deleted from their servers. But by then, who knows where it's been copied to. By then it might be on systems completely out of their control. I think you hit the nail on the head: "The only secure data is data that doesn't exist." No guarantees or assurances from the corporations or the government can change that.