Security in The Cloud

[eslerj at gmail.com (Joel Esler)]

Frankly, I am disappointed in EPIC.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM, John Fitzpatrick <thefitzman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Just read an article about EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
> asking the FTC to investigate Google for "the adequacy of the privacy and
> security safeguards." They have even stated that gmail, google docs, etc
> should be taken offline until google can prove their security.
>
>  Personally when I read things like this I always ask myself 'What would
> Bruce Schneier say?". I think it is up to an individual to measure the risk
> of cloud computing and act accordingly. I know EPIC is trying to help the
> average Joe out there but jumping up and down and yelling at google
> accomplishes little. Their efforts would be better spent on teaching people
> how to take their privacy into their own hands. As I type I am doing a
> search on a p2p network and the amount of personal documents shared is
> staggering. Cloud computing may seem scary to privacy advocates but at least
> when google has a breach you hear about it. The same can't be said for when
> there is a breach on your personal PC attached to the internet.
>
> What are your opinions on this?
>
>
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