[aklug] Re: ACS Google Gateway

I agree. All seems to be possible to be read by someone. Every carrier out
there is subject to getting one of those 'National Security' letters and
will have to comply. Whether it's Google, Yahoo, ACS, or GCI. Even me, if I
set up my own server.

Every mail system out there is scanning email. Even if it's purportedly
only for the purpose of catching spam. If they can scan for spam, they can
scan for other things. What's to stop them from scanning for those other
things?

As near as I can tell, Google is one of the few challenging National
Security letters.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/google-fights-nsl/

Google is the only one I've seen putting any real effort into encrypting
searches, with the exception of ad clicks (they have a right to make
revenue somewhere).
http://searchengineland.com/post-prism-google-secure-searches-172487

There are also options, not free, for encrypting Gmail & Drive.

I do have a problem trusting corporations, but I can't wear ALL the hats. I
have to make a decision at some point to trust someone...

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 4:37 PM, JP <jp@jptechnical.com> wrote:

> I am following the discussion with great interest, though not enough to
> post and declare my ignorance, until challenged ;-) So here is my
> declaration of ignorance: I consider anything sent electronically subject
> to someone poking around in it and live accordingly, so this doesn't really
> get my tinfoil knickers in a twist.
>
> BTW, I am a Google Enterprise Reseller and regularly drink the Koolaid
> ('goolaid' just didn't sound right no matter how I typed it). I haven't
> been to an AKLUG meeting since 2001, and I don't know if this is even
> related to that group. Ahhh... the good old days installing TurboLinux that
> came with my ancient KVM, that I still have and use.
>
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> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Jeremy Austin <jhaustin@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:40 PM, B Everitt <everittak@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Case in point, how many lurkers are part of this message group that
>>> rarely post, and never show up for the meetings.
>>
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>> I'm one of 'em, but I am prevented by geography from showing up.
>>
>> jermudgeon
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Received on Mon Oct 21 20:17:01 2013