Mail on Sunday story about google

[Chris Ashdown]

Large two page spread about the amount and breath of data and they hold on their computers is rather scary and does have touches of big brother looking over you and makes you wonder if you should use their systems

If hackers can get into top secret US computer networks how safe is your data

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

Chris I read it this morning but lets remember this paper is frightened of its own shadow They are very timid souls
Just because we buy their paper it does not mean we have to be like them

If they want to come around and ask questions about why I have so much antifreeze then I don't care

 

[DG web consultancy]

The cabinet office trusts our data with Google services which is interesting to think about the implications. I hope they use 2 factor security.

Making our personal data available is something we can't avoid even if we stay offline, people can still triangulate stuff and profile you based on what other people say about you.

 

[Mr D]

Either you trust the security those organisations have for the data or else remove your data from them.
You won't normally get a chance to audit the security or come up with additional security measures to take that won't cripple the organisations. They usually do need authorised users to access data!

I know the US militaries have been hacked numerous times, top secret computers should at least have the fact they are unknown to protect them. Until some idiot publishes details.

 

[Gordon - Commercial Finance]

I would imagine trying to quit Google would be a tough thing - thinking about all the things they now own...basically need to just throw away the smartphone....

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Or the alternative , Make the data protection laws such that they are not allowed to collect this data, If the government told the UK Population it was going to collect this data there would be a uproar, remember when the new Census form was announced

 

[Ed Swain]

Or the alternative , Make the data protection laws such that they are not allowed to collect this data, If the government told the UK Population it was going to collect this data there would be a uproar, remember when the new Census form was announced

It will be interesting to see how GDPR is rolled out and enforced. I read an interesting article about Facebook and how they're relocating the majority of there user data from Ireland to the US where laws are a lot less strict.
Not directly related but big business will always find a way round using data and we as users have to hope their security is up to scratch.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

We could smother them with demands to know what data they have about us and as we no longer have a computer ask for a paper copy

 

[Paul Norman]

First of all, it is important to understand that the Mail on Sunday is not an accurate source of news. I would not take my information on anything from them.

Secondly, Google do have a lot of data about us all. This is not a revelation, but obvious. In 2018 not much is private. Nothing that you have ever put on line is private.

 

[The Byre]

Nothing that you have ever put on line is private.

In the UK today, every telephone call is monitored, as are all emails and your browsing habits are all recorded and monitored.

If you do not believe me and you want to spend a fun couple of days talking to local members of Special Branch, just look up on-line how to make a ammonium-nitrate fertiliser bomb and whilst you are there, do a bit of research into how to join ISIS.

If they insist on ignoring you, you might like to mention your research to a few friends on the telephone. You can enjoy no end of fun and games like that and you'll have all sorts of interesting stories to tell friends and relatives. The neighbours will also want to know why a man wearing black is parked in a car at the end of your lane.

 

[Paul Norman]

This is true. And it is not just Google. And Special Branch.

The Department of Work and Pensions get to browse through your bank account. And they do not have to ask for your permission first, either.

 

[Mr D]

This is true. And it is not just Google. And Special Branch.

The Department of Work and Pensions get to browse through your bank account. And they do not have to ask for your permission first, either.

Its enough to drive people totally off grid. But that itself is data....

 

[TODonnell]

I do wonder why Very Important Information is kept on internet-accessible computers. It's dumb.

But perhaps this may help explain:

Oh, and, ha ha, 'The Cloud', oh dear ... [wipes tear from eye]