[LINK] Microsoft slams local data centre edict

[Jan Whitaker]

At 12:08 PM 27/11/2011, Philip Argy wrote:
>The encryption
>mechanism can be as strong as you wish - 5,000+ bit keys if you're so
>inclined!  What's important is where access control is - not where the
>data is.

It's an interesting strategy that would need to be tested in court. I 
can see an additional level of liability: break the encryption, the 
asserting security agent would be liable under Australian law. Steal 
the encrypted data from the storage point, wouldn't the local storage 
jurisdiction apply?

It's an interesting way to share the risk, but not very consumer 
friendly, still, should things fall over badly.

Why complicate matters by off-shoring the data? Aren't we up to it?

Jan



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