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FTC Worries About Consumers, Cloud Data, and Privacy
pcause writes "Ars Techina has a nice article about the FTC's concern that consumers don't understand the implications of storing their data in the cloud. From the article: 'Data is now sitting on servers outside of your control, where it can be accessed far more easily by Google itself, hackers, and law enforcement than it ever could if kept within the device. Once data passes over the network, it gets much easier to access in realtime; once it is stored on a remote server, it gets much easier to access at any time. And those are just the phone settings. Google also has access to search history data, anything stored in Google Docs or Spreadsheets, complete schedules stored in Google Calendar, and recent Maps searches. Combine them all, and companies like Google become one-stop shops for authorities looking for personal information.' Do you think the average consumer even has a clue about this issue?"
FUCK MUHAMMAD!!! FUCK ALLAH!!! FUCK ISLAM!!!!
your so-called brothers in afganistan are fucking 13 year old boys in the ass. how does allah feel about that shit?
If you are really worried about it, don't accept phones from strangers.
If you can't manage that, take out the batteries.
If you continue to worry, smash the device to destroy the secret battery.
Nerd rage is the funniest rage.