On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:
> This isn't the sort of thing that I would ever consider outsourcing.
> People keep too much in their pilots these days, and I wouldn't want to
> see them accidentially throwing confidential contacts, etc. up to some
> website that I didn't control. It would a complete disreguard of any
> security practice.
While I certainly commend your caution, it's pretty much a fact of life
that more and more of our day-to-day services will be offered through the
Internet. When RH offered me their IPO stuff, I sure didn't turn it down
because confidential financial info of mine would be on E*Trade, and there
are ooooodles of folks who use SSL to transact zillions of dollars of
business a day, as well as checking (say) bank records, paying bills, etc.
Is it as secure as we could hope? Hell, no. And there are going to be
some substantial growing pains until it's "gotten right," if, indeed, that
can ever happen. OTOH, as the country goes more and more in an on-line
direction, you'll find yourself getting left behind, akin to folks who
don't have a phone, or TV (I don't have a TV, and certainly feel out of
the loop from time to time when the latest episode of, say, Ally McBeal
(sp?) is discussed). It's a personal choice, obviously, but not one that
should be made without due consideration of all of the ramifications.
-Ken
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