Google's roadblock is laudable and good,
but perhaps a bit overdue. They were
knowingly transmitting user data in
plaintext outside of their physical control.
I dunno about that.
Imagine you're the engineer reviewing the design doc for the system that does cross-colo data transfers on company owned fiber. Do you really expect to see a detailed encryption system in there? Or even any discussion? I'm not sure I'd have said yes even now, much less a year ago.
I may be a minority and sound hyperbolic in saying this, but in many ways Snowden feels like something of a "9/11" for our industry: innocent assumptions we made prior (the company-internal network is safe; no terrorist would go down with the plane) just aren't true anymore..
I dunno about that.
Imagine you're the engineer reviewing the design doc for the system that does cross-colo data transfers on company owned fiber. Do you really expect to see a detailed encryption system in there? Or even any discussion? I'm not sure I'd have said yes even now, much less a year ago.
I may be a minority and sound hyperbolic in saying this, but in many ways Snowden feels like something of a "9/11" for our industry: innocent assumptions we made prior (the company-internal network is safe; no terrorist would go down with the plane) just aren't true anymore..