Re: data security in "the cloud"

"p.s. Everyone knows the point of "cloud computing" is to make it easy
for the CIA to get a copy of your data. Don't be silly."

BINGO!!   That is one of the reasons why there are restrictions on the
export of data encryption software. The government gets real nervous if a
company wants to export its encryption/decryption software to certain
countries. Plus, although I don't believe that any system is totally
secure, I personally think that the fewer people that have access to the
information, the better. It just amazes me how many people are jumping on
the "cloud" bandwagon without giving security a second thought.



On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:49 PM, John Elliot <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 29/10/2011 8:30 AM, John Smith wrote:
> > As a fellow computer guy, I know first hand that any security on the
> > planet can be broken given enough time.
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> Given as much time as you wanted, how would you break a one-time pad?
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> p.s. Everyone knows the point of "cloud computing" is to make it easy
> for the CIA to get a copy of your data. Don't be silly.
>
> I miss the days when we called the internet the internet, not the cloud.
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