[upchuck]

Yes I read the blog and I’m willing to change my stance on this. The Internet, particularly the cloud, is not a safe place to store sensitive data.

I’m not blaming the cloud directly. That would be like trying to blame my car. The cloud is susceptible to people who get off on stealing other peoples’ personal data.

[Swordmaker]

I’m not blaming the cloud directly. That would be like trying to blame my car. The cloud is susceptible to people who get off on stealing other peoples’ personal data.

Better. The cloud is a tool. You keep tools sharp and clean, and in good shape. Then you use them properly. That means hard passwords and very difficult security questions. Checkout this thread on an article from The Guardian Australia:

How easy is it to crack into an Apple iCloud account? We tried to find out

[Talisker]

I’m not blaming the cloud directly. That would be like trying to blame my car. The cloud is susceptible to people who get off on stealing other peoples’ personal data.

I blame the cloud directly. The cloud is like Vegas casinos - the odds are totally with it. Personal computers were invented to get away from Big Brother. It used to be a "thing" not to be a "terminal." Well hey, all we have to do is call terminals "smartpones" and Big Brother the "cloud" and all of a sudden it's all right?

LOL, no.

But fuggit, it's too late anyway. And people are way too stupid.