On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 10:14 -0500, Scott Granneman wrote: Quote from Scott Granneman: "Toldja the cloud was the future."
If you love "the cloud", and it's the future, then maybe you should read this article on "The cloud and the future of the Fourth Amendment"[1]. I was taught, long ago, that if someone could gain physical access to one of my servers, it should be considered "hacked". So if you have no idea where your data is, or even which country (ies) it's being stored in, then how can you begin to consider it's secure? Oh, just encrypt it, I hear ... but then I read about the UK and its RIPA [2], whereby the law now REQUIRES someone to turn over all their encryption/decryption keys when requested to do so. Forgot your passkey? Well, maybe five years in prison might refresh your memory. And yes, people have already been convicted for refusing to decrypt their data files. Maybe the future is so bright I gotta wear shades ... or maybe those are just blinders? Theresa [1] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/04/the-cloud-and-the-future-of-the-fourth-amendment.ars [2] http://www.out-law.com/page-8515 -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
