Offsite Data Storage moving to Russia and Iceland to be free from spying.
Many people here called it when the stories about the perfidy of the NSA were first posted. The Black and Tan tactics of the FBI and other agencies in demanding information or else was defended by many. Some here pointed out that it wouldn't be long before the international businesses moved their data elsewhere. Well, that has started, and it's going to increase.
Private telecom providers, businesses and governments are increasingly compelled to move or reinforce web operations following disclosures of the NSA’s mass internet surveillance programs made by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Brazil is set to vote on the creation of a cyber-security system to thwart National Security Agency espionage of Brazilian government systems. US surveillance led by the NSA had infiltrated the highest levels of Brazil’s administration.
http://rt.com/news/governments-businesses-evading-nsa-196/
So where are they moving to? Russia and Iceland. Russia is seen as being a staunch defender of the privacy of the data. The story actually says that in Russia, your data is safe. Now, I absolutely grant you that RT is as much propaganda as it is news, but here is the thing. There is some truth to how the world is viewing Russia these days. And even if they don't relocate their server farms to Russia, they can relocate to Iceland, or other nations, where the NSA can't get easy access, can't bully the companies into giving up the encryption protocols, and can't force the owners into giving up the encryption keys.
I'm wondering how long before someone creates a world network that is advertised as bypassing the NSA in secure communications.
Final note. I am not glossing over the long and dark history of Russia regarding GLBT rights, freedom of speech, or other human rights issues. I am not ignoring them, but if you run a business in the world and you have to explain to your customers that their information and potentially proprietary designs might be compromised, you don't care about those issues. You care about serving YOUR customers.
So how long before the Terrorists are using Russian email servers and encryption software to defeat the NSA's surveillance centers that for some reason catch on fire constantly?
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