On 04/03/2016 09:59 AM, James Knott wrote:
On 04/03/2016 12:42 PM, Per Jessen wrote:
Given that Google is a US company and given the USA's stance on privacy, I think you have everything to worry about :-( If you're that worried, then you pretty much have to stay off the Internet, cell network, etc. How many people use encryption on email? Anyone with access to the networks can read everything going by, unless encrypted. This includes email addresses of anyone you communicate with. Google was a leader in moving to SSL/TLS for server connections, both for users and peers. You can see this, not only with email, but also other Google owned servers, where http has been replaced with https. They recently announced that Hangouts voice and video calls will be sent peer - peer whenever possible, to keep them off the servers. Again, this is another thing they do to protect privacy.
BTW, even contact lists that are only on phones are not necessarily secure, as shown by the FBI breaking into that iPhone that Apple refused to help with.
Also, some countries have far more intrusive policies for private information. I recall in the news a while ago about how Blackberry might stop offering service in some countries that were demanding access to email etc.
Apple probably did help with breaking into the phone but a backroom deal was reached between Apple & FBI to where it was agreed that it was best for all parties to give the public a false narritive. This happens all the time, more than you probably realize with governments and companies around the world. As far as Google protecting your privacy, that is definitely funny. And hangouts, SSL/TLS, etc., none of that matters because it was already proven through the Snowden leaks that Google pretty much gave NSA unfettered backdoor access to their servers so information could be usurped directly from the servers themselves despite whatever encryption they were using. There are many many computer club videos and Ted talks about all of this on YouTube, so I guess some people missed the boat on those on this list. Google hands over pretty much *Any* request for customer records (IP logs, search history, emails, chats) at the drop of a hat from law enforcement. There is a lot more going on behind the scenes that you aren't apparently taking into account. What happened with Joseph Nacchio? That's right. Your Gmail emails most likely are retained for a lot longer than you think. It shows to the user that they are deleted, but in all liklihood all of your emails, contacts, search history, is associated with your specific IP and account, and it's retained for a long time. It's not just Google though, it's also Microsoft and others. Welcome to reality. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org