Why I don't want my data in "The Cloud"

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () gmail com>
> Date: July 20, 2010 8:56:52 AM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Why I don't want my data in "The Cloud"

> Now, torrentfreak.com is likely not to be an authoritative neutral
> source, but it's reporting that Blogetery.com, hosting 73,000 blogs,
> was shut down with zero notice by order of authorities and the service
> provider is not allowed to provide information about this, let alone
> the content of the blogs.  It seems fair to assume that at least some
> of these blogs are innocent.
>
> http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/
>
> There are reports, for example
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/201423/blogeterycom_shut_down_danger_on_the_internet.html?tk=hp_blg
> and
> http://www.examiner.com/x-41853-Homeland-Security-Examiner~y2010m7d19-Update-Blogetrycom-shutdown-linked-to-alQaeda-material
> that it's terrorism-related, or claimed to be.
>
> I have know other knowledge of blogetery.com -- maybe it's  well-known
> by others to be a vipers' nest of evil.
>
> But if I have to worry about whether other users of my service
> providers are promulgating bomb-making instructions or pirate movies,
> I don't think I want my data out there where it can be taken down with
> sweeping measures against other peoples' activity.
>
> Mary Shaw



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