I'm not really sure where this post will end up going but it's something that needs to come up a lot more. How secure is our information? Is information safer in the digital realm or the physical realm?
With the growth of cloud storage products, large amounts of information that should be kept extremely secure is being sent all over the world through data networks. I use online banking, store credit card numbers online, store passwords online and locally on the computer. In reality, the information is only as secure as the weakest password that needs to be cracked to access the information. I put a lot of faith that in the hope that I can prevent security breaches. The harsh truth is that even if I do the best to ensure security on my end there is still the possibility that security on the server end could be compromised.
When it comes to the physical world I have that same faith that I can keep things secure. I have locks on my doors but that doesn't protect everything. It's still possible to break a window and get in.
I think what it comes down to is using common sense and hoping for good luck. I know that I'm not the most careful person with my information, I hope I don't regret my choice.
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