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File-hosting Sites Not a Safe Haven For Private Data

Posted by timothy on from the but-then-nowhere-really-is dept.

An anonymous reader tips a story at the Register, according to which "Academic researchers say they've uncovered weaknesses in dozens of the most popular file hosting sites that allow people to gain unauthorized access to data that's supposed to be available only to those selected by the user."

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  1. Like Shark Week? by The+Dawn+Of+Time · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the kick-off to Slashdot's "No Shit Week"

    1. Re:Like Shark Week? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Then they could follow up with the quality bunch of Ask Slashdot articles of late:

      1. My mouse is at the right edge of the mousepad, but I need to move the cursor right some more. What do I do?
      2. Brown smelly stuff came out of my butt. What do I do?
      3. I'm running Windows and I install everything I download. Why's my computer so slow?
      4. I regularly scratch my balls in the presence of my bosses. Why am I always being fired?
      5. Why does code written in India always look like shit?
  2. Re:Encrypt Everything Private by symbolset · · Score: 2, Funny

    For really private stuff you should upload it to a private photo album on Facebook.

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