In the headlong rush to outsource data services, data security is getting shuffled aside in the quest for more profit. Storing large amounts of Privacy Act and HIPAA data in a foreign data center...think about that for a minute. Putting that much juicy information about US citizens in the lap of a foreign government and expecting them not to start building detailed dossiers on American citizens.
If that doesn't scare you, think about negotiating a deal with a foreign company and the people across the table know everything about you. Where you shop, the meds you take, your credit card charges, medical history...what you spend your money on. Not just you, but all your fellow employees and senior execs in the company. Holy crap.
Imagine them having a complete financial history on the people being elected to Congress in the next few decades. Hey, Congressman, we noticed you're paying for an apartment in D.C....funny thing, there's a really cute little gal in that apartment. We're guessing that's a friend of your lovely wife (wink-wink, nudge-nudge). Now about that trade legislation....
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