As a data center engineer and the lead architect on the build out of 3 data centers in my life, it’s very apparent that this article writer has never been in an actual data center or has no coherent understanding of the functions therein.
That being said, this article is telling. I’m thoroughly afraid for our future, FReepers.
LOL. Yeah, the data center description is a bit over the top, eh? Nevertheless, the author does make some good points. As I often point out on these threads, the US Constitution was written so as to carefully limit federal power. The 4th Amendment protections, for example, were clearly designed to box in the government, not We the People. Therefore, anytime there’s doubt, the burden of proof must be on government to prove the search is based on probable cause, but we aren’t even talking about probable cause searches here.
We’re talking about a government that collects all sorts of information on We the People without our permission. It doesn’t matter if the stated cause is national security or millions of Americans support the information gathering, because even political majorities can’t—legally or morally—give away constitutional rights without first amending the US Constitution.
Sorry, wrong. I started as a DSO for a Tempest vault, then a smallish McDonnell Douglas data center, then migrated up to heading a platform division at Circuit City’s corporate offices to run some big iron.
Like many writers, I simplify some information so the greatest number of people understand. IT pros (current and former, such as you and I) can get into the minutia, but for general consumption I prefer to broaden.