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The Snowden Effect: Who Controls My Data?
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djameson910
djameson910,
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2/14/2014 | 12:40:27 PM
New Times Need New Rules
I'm frustrated by the executive and judicial branches assumption that once your information has left one's personal or corporate physical property, that the "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" ends.

The corporate attorneys and electronic freedom attorneys need to work with the federal juciciary to come up with language for online providers that allows citizens and corporations to have the same security in "their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" when the stuff is in the cloud as when it is on their physical property.

This is equally important for upholding the spirit of the US Constitution for the people as it is for keepling cloud services as a viable business model.

 
danielcawrey
danielcawrey,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/14/2014 | 1:57:43 PM
Re: New Times Need New Rules
I think that it is just really important to give control over to the user. The Flipboard example is prescient. Instead of covertly using data to customize things, allow people to do it overtly.

Many of the biggest technology companies are catching on to this. Facebook, for example, has learned the hard way by contstantly iterating, adding and removing features based on real-time feedback.
JohnHHurley
JohnHHurley,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/15/2014 | 7:50:22 PM
Cloud to On-Premise
Brad,

I am the CEO of a file sharing company that recently just released an on-premise product to combat this vary issue. The market reception has been overwhelming and primarily in the EU.  Their data security and privacy laws far exceed ours, and this "Snowden Effect" has pushed their data concerns to the forefront.  

Businesses often talk about security threats as outside concerns, but as you pointed out the security concern needs to be directed at the people sitting behind the firewall.  I recently wrote a blog about this very topic, entitled, "Does Edward Snowden Work for You".  I only mention this because I think it supports your article by bringing internal security to the forefront.  https://www.smartfile.com/blog/does-edward-snowden-work-for-your-company/ This IS and WILL have an ever lasting effect, not just to national security, but to all businesses. 
Marilyn Cohodas
Marilyn Cohodas,
 User Rank: Strategist
2/18/2014 | 4:27:40 PM
Re: Cloud to On-Premise
I'm glad to hear that at least two fire-sharing executives are responding to customers demands for greater control and transparency in the wake of the Snowden Effect. I'm curious about how user-friendly this "second wave" really is. And if it's too "friendly", how secure? 
JohnHHurley
JohnHHurley,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/18/2014 | 9:28:46 PM
Re: Cloud to On-Premise
Marilyn,

That's a great question.  Our on-premise solution was built on the same technology and uses the same web interface as our cloud based offering.   In addition, we packaged the desktop sync, Outlook plugin, FTP, and mobile access in to insure the product is complete. 

Because we started as a cloud service, our appliance has additional security features baked in, including multiple firewalls, monitoring, and encryption.  Then by allowing the IT person to physically put the product behind their firewall, and integrate AD/LDAP it gives them even greater control.  Here is a few screenshots of the product:  https://www.smartfile.com/business/
micjustin33
micjustin33,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/19/2014 | 9:46:32 AM
Re: New Times Need New Rules
After whistle-blowing NSA's notorious tracking program 'PRISM' since June last year, Snowden is reported to be hiding in a Russian lam. Snowden was very much found to be using online masks like proxy servers and VPNs to hide his true location and identity...
Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/26/2014 | 2:31:33 PM
Re: New Times Need New Rules
Facebook is a good example of a service learning that its users want more control over how their information is being used. It's not perfect yet, but it definitely feels like its privacy settings are less opaque than they used to be.
Brad Garlinghouse
Brad Garlinghouse,
 User Rank: Apprentice
2/26/2014 | 2:32:12 PM
Re: Cloud to On-Premise
We've reached the point where "secure" and "user-friendly" can no longer be mutually exclusive concepts. People are so used to intuitive experiences, professional services that emphasize control have to fit this trend otherwise users will drift back to less secure consumer products.
Stevemartin
Stevemartin,
 User Rank: Apprentice
5/22/2014 | 1:59:34 AM
Snowden
Snowden always tried to use proxy servers and VPNs to hide identity and then finally it happen so not new.


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