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Your Cloud Provider (Probably) Isn't Spying On You

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-because-you're-paranoid-doesn't-mean-they-aren't-after-you dept.

jfruh writes "Last week the CEO ServiceNow made a minor splash by claiming that it was awfully easy for a cloud provider to spy on the data they stored for you or discriminate based on pricing. But while that's possible, in many cases it turns out to be simply not practical enough to be beneficial. Even moves like restoring outages for higher-paying customers first turn out to be more trouble than they're worth."

4 of 85 comments (clear)

  1. encryption by schneidafunk · · Score: 4, Informative

    The solution which is always repeated is to encrypt any sensitive data.

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    Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75. -Benjamin Franklin
    1. Re:encryption by hawguy · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The solution which is always repeated is to encrypt any sensitive data.

      If you need to actually use your data at some point, the cloud provider could snoop the data from your virtual machine's RAM. And they could probably find the decryption key to your data somewhere in memory too if they looked hard enough.

  2. Re:Concern isn't the companies position on spying. by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I already have all of your porn, but it's nice to know you're thinking of me.

    Sincerely,
    Disgruntled Employee

  3. Spies in the sky by Wowsers · · Score: 4, Informative

    "Your Cloud Provider (Probably) Isn't Spying On You"......

    But your government probably is.

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    Take Nobody's Word For It.