On Fri, 4 Apr 2014 15:19:43 -0500, Russell Witt wrote:

> How is sending encrypted data to the Cloud any more or less dangerous then 
> sending encrypted cartridges to an off-site vault via a truck?

Because when some bloke in a balaclava hijacks the truck and makes off with 
your tapes you sure as hell know about it. But when one of Americas 
non-regulated "intelligence" (FSVO) agencies decides to scoop up all your data, 
they have all the time in the world to do as they wish. Undetected.
And even if they miss it on the fly, the can just get an order to access it in 
the USA datacentre that is a backup. Secretly.

Very bad all round, worse for everyone else in the world. And not just for the 
(paranoid ?) mainframers, *everyone*.
At least the Europeans have made some attempt at privacy.

Shane ...

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