This post was originally published in French only. We translated it in 2026 so the archive reads the same in both languages. Read the original →
Ahhhhh, cloud computing. For many it's the dream solution, the nec plus ultra that modern technology makes possible. At their purest, these solutions are wonderful since they take an operational thorn out of our side.
However, nothing in life is free, and the laws governing the use of technology vary around the world.
Just look at Google's terms of service to see that the information we put on Google quickly becomes a public object.
http://blogues.radio-canada.ca/triplex/2012/04/27/google-drive-et-la-propriete-de-vos-donnees/
On top of providers lowering the level of protection of the information we host with them, the American government is back at it with another law that allows easier access to information related to cyberattacks. Although the effort is entirely commendable and law enforcement does need to become more effective in cyberspace, that doesn't make it an opportunity to reduce the protection of our personal information to nothing. We have a certain expectation that the information we hand over to a third party is protected as vigorously as we would protect it ourselves, and in accordance with the laws in force. What's even more troubling about this law is that it's even more threatening than the Patriot Act, which was limited to access only when there was reasonable suspicion of terrorist acts… Although the definition of a terrorist act has been greatly broadened since the early 2000s...
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/26/239239/house-passes-cispa
http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2012/04/26/you-lose-america-cispa-passes-248-168
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/cispa-intelligence-information-sharing-bill-passes-house-headed-to-senate/