By Malte Pollmann Posted on 9/11/2014
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Data generation is global, so why do different parts of the world react differently to the same threat of security breaches and backdoors?
When Edward Snowden took center stage last summer exposing the NSA’s intelligence-gathering practices, he caused a wave that’s still rippling through the security industry. Snowden put his finger on the industry soft spot: Why do we protect data? From whom are we trying to prevent intrusion?
Snowden’s revelations and the backlash that followed also illustrate the dramatic international differences in privacy vs. security values. Working with customers in both the US and in Europe, I’ve seen firsthand how those differences impact how security systems are architected. Beginning with “what is the data being protected?” vs. “how do we keep the bad guys out?” will lead to two very different security solutions.
DarkReading/ full article here/ http://www.darkreading.com/cloud/privacy-security-and-the-geography-of-data-protection-/a/d-id/1315480?
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