Dark clouds gather over online security

29.01.2010
Google may have to keep us all from concluding that "the cloud" cannot be secured. If that's true, isn't that precisely what we should conclude?

After all, if Google's security systems were breached, wouldn't they just fix the flaw and keep their mouths shut? If they thought they could protect their data and yours, wouldn't they have just done so and not said anything?

In other words, the whole Google-in-China issues boils down to this: Google may have realized that they cannot guarantee the security of their secrets -- or yours.

It seems that all our data is moving to the cloud -- especially for mobile computing users. Is it time to rethink ?

Threat: Insecure guardians of private data

What does Google know about you? Depending on which Google services you use, Google might know your exact location, what your e-mail says, what you buy online, what your schedule is, who you know, what your credit-card numbers are, where you live, where all your friends and family live, what your interests are, what you read, what your voicemails say, who you talk to on the phone, your detailed health conditions and health history, and much more.