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Do You Know Where Your Data Are? - WSJ.com - 0 views

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  • There's a basic consumer protection principle at work here, and it's the concept of "unfair and deceptive" trade practices.
    • sandy ingram
      sandy ingram on 15 May 09
       
      Basically, a company shouldn't be able to say one thing and do another: sell used goods as new, lie on ingredients lists, advertise prices that aren't generally available, claim features that don't exist, and so on.
  • RealAge's privacy policy doesn't mention anything about selling data to drug companies, but buried in its 2,400 words, it does say that "we will share your personal data with third parties to fulfill the services that you have asked us to provide to you."
  • Cloud computing is another technology where users entrust their data to service providers. Salesforce.com, Gmail, and Google Docs are examples; your data isn't on your computer -- it's out in the "cloud" somewhere -- and you access it from your web browser.
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  • 69% of Americans now use some sort of cloud computing services
  • Google repeatedly assures customers that their data is secure and private, while published vulnerabilities demonstrate that it is not
  • Cloud computing services like Google Docs, and social networking sites like RealAge and Facebook, bring with them significant privacy and security risks over and above traditional computing models
  • sandy ingram on 15 May 09
     
    Google's cloud computing services. On its website, Google repeatedly assures customers that their data is secure and private, while published vulnerabilities demonstrate that it is not.
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