Alexander: There are risks in using 'cloud' to move PC data

Article by: STEVE ALEXANDER , Star Tribune
Updated: August 7, 2012 - 5:32 PM

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Jacob KaneAug. 7, 12 6:45 PM

If you're a chrome or firefox user. get AdBlockPlus. Free and awesome. As for cloud services, for privacy sake, assume all data in the cloud is public. Of course a user may package sensitive data into an encrypted package, such as a .zip or .rar

xorcistAug. 7, 12 7:06 PM

Jacob Kane wrote: "Of course a user may package sensitive data into an encrypted package, such as a .zip or .rar.

Uh, no. Neither .zip or .rar can encrypt anything. What you should do is use PGP or GnuPG for strong, unbreakable (for thousands of years) encryption. If you're encrypting multiple files, just select them all and Encrypt, and they're all in one secure file; no need for any .zip or .rar nonsense.