<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p>> What are your thoughts on online data storage? I am researching this subject for
<br>> a possible article on the use of open source software. The readership are not
<br>> necessarily IT savvy.
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<br>> My thoughts
<br>> 1- Yes if you don't have an alternative
<br>> 2- There is the issue of data security
<br>> 3- Where would one stand should the data be lost, for whatever reason, if it is
<br>> stored outside of UK? 4- Yes you can access it from any pc/laptop with internet
<br>> connection. 5- Doing your work over the internet is the in thing now. I am not
<br>> knocking it, just an observation, I prefer my data to be very near me, and
<br>> religiously backed up. But then I am paranoid about protecting my data ( I don't
<br>> have anything sinister!!), I just don't like some else in charge of it!. 6-
<br>> And of course there is the potential cost.
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<br>> Probably there are other issues. Would like to hear your thoughts.
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<br>> Cheers
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<br>> Mo
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<br>>Mo,
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<br>>I myself wouldn't use it. Privacy is parmount, and can you really trust them? A good example is google and the amount of information they collect from >people, imagine using all thier cloud apps then someone finds your password? Not good.
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<br>>Other than that some good points.
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<br>>Regards,
<br></p><p><br></p><p>A very good point about cloud apps. It is my feeling too that someone will try to gain your password an access the data. I am sure those people behind the phishing emails are already rubbing their hands together!</p><p><br></p><p>Mo<br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
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