Balancing privacy and personal data

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Henry Ford

Asking the person who developed the architecture if it does what is stated is like asking Henry Ford if his car is the best. Of course he going to say yes.

Where is the protection? He says data is encrypted on the database end, and encrypted on the receipients end so it is safe. Only safe from interception in the transmission; there has got to be unencrypted data on the database end; and bet given time enterprising hackers/criminals will figure out a way to decrypt on the receipient end or from purloined transmissions. If there is one thing we have learned in spades this year is don't trust *anybody* with a database of personal data. The algorythm was originally developed to identify personal characteristics out of a given population and hone in on an individual. Bet that's still there & it'll be exploited. I'm sure IBM will sell both products. Still scary.

Posted by: Middle of the Road   Posted on: 11/30/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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