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Google To Encrypt Cloud Storage Data By Default

Posted by timothy on from the praise-be-to-google dept.

jfruh writes "Worries about snooping are now a permanent part of our computing landscape, but Google is attempting to ameliorate those fears by encrypting all data on its Google Cloud Storage service by default. Data is encrypted with 128-bit AES, and you can manage the keys yourself or have Google do it for you. A Google spokesperson said that the company "does not provide encryption keys to any government."" (Also at SlashCloud.)

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  1. Re:what about decryption keys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They don't provide any keys. They provide the decrypted data.

  2. Re:128bits of secure storage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    128 bits should be enough for anybody.

  3. Re:Fool me once.... by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google compiles with their NSLs.

    interesting. the rest of us use gcc. does nsl optimize better?

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  4. Re:what about decryption keys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's funny, because here I thought that Google's Cloud Storage was going to be hosted in NSA's new data center. Brilliant really. Why bring the NSA to you when it's less trouble to let the NSA host your shit for you.