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<blockquote data-quote="jeffsw6" data-source="post: 15055" data-attributes="member: 14"><p>Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's pretty simple. If ''Big Brother'' wants data that is in ''the cloud,'' be that AT&T, Apple, or anyone else, they will acquire it. In the past decade, they even did so through illegal means, not in an isolated way, but to such a huge extent that companies worth hundreds of billions of dollars went to Congress to seek amnesty.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is widely believed that China was behind the ''Google hacking'' incidents that caused certain high-profile peoples' Gmail accounts and other data in that ''cloud'' to be compromised. So it's not just the U.S. government, but potentially other governments or NGOs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suggest you do not assume that any data is truly secret simply because it is stored by Apple, and not AT&T. Recent history has shown us that even the largest companies cannot prevent their customers' private data from being acquired by governments, and in some cases, malicious ''hackers.''</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You might also be interested to know that the largest airplane manufacturers, including Boeing, do not allow the government to copy or store the safety-related documentation that the government must approve before an aircraft is approved for use. In the case of Boeing, they store all the CAD models, blueprints, X-rays, engineering certifications, etc., and the FAA has to come to Boeing to inspect them. Boeing does not trust the FAA to keep their proprietary data from falling into competitors' hands, even though they are legally required to make that data available to the FAA for aircraft to be certified.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you want something to be secret, don't put it in any cloud.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeffsw6, post: 15055, member: 14"] Re: iPhone 4 is on Verizon!!! It's pretty simple. If ''Big Brother'' wants data that is in ''the cloud,'' be that AT&T, Apple, or anyone else, they will acquire it. In the past decade, they even did so through illegal means, not in an isolated way, but to such a huge extent that companies worth hundreds of billions of dollars went to Congress to seek amnesty. It is widely believed that China was behind the ''Google hacking'' incidents that caused certain high-profile peoples' Gmail accounts and other data in that ''cloud'' to be compromised. So it's not just the U.S. government, but potentially other governments or NGOs. I suggest you do not assume that any data is truly secret simply because it is stored by Apple, and not AT&T. Recent history has shown us that even the largest companies cannot prevent their customers' private data from being acquired by governments, and in some cases, malicious ''hackers.'' You might also be interested to know that the largest airplane manufacturers, including Boeing, do not allow the government to copy or store the safety-related documentation that the government must approve before an aircraft is approved for use. In the case of Boeing, they store all the CAD models, blueprints, X-rays, engineering certifications, etc., and the FAA has to come to Boeing to inspect them. Boeing does not trust the FAA to keep their proprietary data from falling into competitors' hands, even though they are legally required to make that data available to the FAA for aircraft to be certified. If you want something to be secret, don't put it in any cloud. [/QUOTE]
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