I was raised worrying about the security of personal data.
Several years ago Travis McGee (anyone remember him) said the way
to remain hidden was to carry credit cards, and a drivers license and
generally hide in plain sight. Start paying cash and staying out of
crowds, he said, and a lot of people will begin to notice you.
It was many years before the full import of his philosophy reached
me. Now our government - and anyone else with enough initiative and
ingenuity - can learn anything they want, from what we had for dinner,
to what's our favorite cereal, our income, whether we're married or have
a girlfriend and whether one knows about the other ...
Given that, having my calendar in the cloud ain't no big thing.
On 7/29/2010 10:21 AM, Sam Kamens wrote:
> Well, in this case the conglomerate does have a name - Google. That
> might be more scary than if it were nameless, of course ;-)
>
> Personally, I don't spend too much time worrying about having my data in
> the cloud. I realize that it's a risk, but it's one I'm willing to take
> to have access to my data where and when I need it.
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If brute force isn't working, you're not using enough of it.
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