True Confessions
The "cloud" scares me. So much stuff is being sent/stored there, without any protective parameters, it makes me afraid of technology in general. Amazon was recently served a search warrant for their Echo digital assistant, for a murder case. Even if they don't have to legally comply, the whole thing freaks me out. We've invited technology into our lives, on so many levels, but haven't taken the necessary precautions to protect ourselves. WTF is wrong with us?
This Amazon Echo case is interesting! Have to read more...
I think there are ways to shape what you put into the cloud but clearly persistent data collection such as these assistants and other voice-activated services represent a newly-visible element of data collection.
What "shapes" do you mean? And how would they make cloud computing "more safe" when the goal is collecting metadata?
Cloud computer is NOT safer. You have no control over security; how, what, and when they implement security measures, and who is / are handling implementation. Don't forget you're transmitting data over the air, or over copper, which can be intercepted.
Please. The*only "safe" computer is the one who is turned off, encased*in 1 meter of concrete, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?
Well, it generally is safer in the sense that it can be stored in several places also geographically, making it a lot harder to lose any data altogether (with most you can even easily access old versions or deleted files), which is why we use cloud storage. Of course completely different type of safety, but can be important too.Originally Posted by EmperorNorton
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
I'm not talking about data loss, I mean security as in hacking and / or theft of data.
Yeah, the CIA's gonna tap into the internet backbone or whatever the fuck to intercept the holiday snaps you put on dropbox.
There's such a thing as a reasonable level of security compared to the sensitivity of the data you're storing, you know.
Just because there's a theoretical attack that could get at your data that doesn't mean it's insecure. It's like saying your house is insecure because someone could get a tank and blow up the front door.
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
I put nothing there.
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
Hardly.You just preserved it perfectly for anyone who cares to make the, admittedly extraordinary, effort to retrieve it. No, you have to put it on a rocket and fire it into the sun. Then it will be safe.
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Thats exactly what Room 641A was for...
ATT still has an active, and voluntary, $10 million a year contract with the CIA to share data thats transmitted over its network (meaning its not restricted to only ATT customers).
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Then why should I feel "safe" in any computer transaction? I recently signed up for Amazon Prime, because I had a coupon that gave me holiday discounted prices....but it turned out to be a bait and switch campaign. The "free" annual membership wasn't free at all. And now I'm forced to fight Amazon from charging $100 from my bank account. What a scam.
Heh. I've found Amazon Prime to be an incredible bargain.
I get more than my money's worth out of Amazon Prime each year.
They were also very accommodating when I accidentally let my Amazon Fresh subscription go past the free month. Every experience I've had with their customer service has been fantastic so far.
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