Use the Cloud at your peril

4 July 11

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1984, Computers and Internet, Technology

Microsoft ‘fesses up to what everyone with half a brain knew already: Uncle Sam, wielding the Patriot Act*, can glom on to any and all of your data stored out on the Cloud. Not to mention assorted hackers, rogue server-farm employees, implausibly denied oriental cyberwarriors, and careless mooks who misplace laptops full of unauthorized downloads. Only a sucker stores private data on the cloud–it’s about as secure as email.

Tip from the Instapundit, who continues to regret voting for John McCain.

4 responses to “Use the Cloud at your peril”

jannordgreen

15 July 11

I knew it! I am a sucker! Reason: I love and use 4.5GB free space on Dropbox.

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1. therandomtexan
  
  16 July 11
  
  The Cloud is great for lecture notes and stuff to share with students, but I draw the line at putting any personal data or original intellectual property out there. Who knows where it might end up?
  
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2. therandomtexan
  
  16 July 11
  
  The Cloud is great for lecture notes and stuff to share with students, but I draw the line at putting any personal data or original intellectual property out there. Who knows where it might end up?
  
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jannordgreen

16 July 11

That excludes emails as well?

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