Comments on: Sun Microsystems Forecast: We Are Partly Cloudy http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/18/sun-partly-cloudy/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:34:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Phil Butler http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/18/sun-partly-cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-898594 Phil Butler Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:13:18 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7312#comment-898594 Hi Sue, Thanks for stopping by. You make a very valid point as usual. This issue of user data is not going to go away soon. I used to underestimate the import of privacy myself, but allowing people to gather data on us is not exactly rocket science on our part in these troubled times. Personally, from all I have seen these last several years, I would not trust any of the big players as far as I could throw them. Web 2.0 turned into almost exactly what me and other warned of 3 or 4 years ago...an extension of traditional business with scarecely a shadow of what O' Reilly, Wales and many others foretold and advocated. However, just like most other issues, vested interest and down right stupidity carry the day. Thanks for all your input Sue, you are one of the best. Always, Phil Hi Sue, Thanks for stopping by. You make a very valid point as usual. This issue of user data is not going to go away soon. I used to underestimate the import of privacy myself, but allowing people to gather data on us is not exactly rocket science on our part in these troubled times. Personally, from all I have seen these last several years, I would not trust any of the big players as far as I could throw them. Web 2.0 turned into almost exactly what me and other warned of 3 or 4 years ago…an extension of traditional business with scarecely a shadow of what O’ Reilly, Wales and many others foretold and advocated. However, just like most other issues, vested interest and down right stupidity carry the day. Thanks for all your input Sue, you are one of the best.

Always,
Phil

]]> By: Sueblimely http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/03/18/sun-partly-cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-897490 Sueblimely Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:31:38 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=7312#comment-897490 I wonder how much effect privacy watchdog EPIC's petition to get the US Federal Trade commission to shut down Google's cloud computing will have? It is sure to make users worry about how secure their data will be. It may also give Google's competitors an edge if their services are perceived to be more secure. I wonder how much effect privacy watchdog EPIC’s petition to get the US Federal Trade commission to shut down Google’s cloud computing will have? It is sure to make users worry about how secure their data will be. It may also give Google’s competitors an edge if their services are perceived to be more secure.

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