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    Google Rolls Out Server-Side Encryption in Cloud Storage

    This gives a false sense of security, because Google still has the keys. If you store your files on Google's servers, then they can access the files. Either law enforcement can force them to do it, or the server admins can steal your data, or just expose it through negligence. The best way to...
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    5 Free PC Security Programs Worth Downloading

    Malwarebytes anti-malware is also a good free tool. You can run it once a month to find anything your anti-virus may have missed. Stay away from Norton Internet Security - it is now bloatware again, and did not help the NYTimes from getting hacked internally. Useless, but pretty.
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    How Secure is Google Drive?

    If you store your files on someone else's servers, then they can access the files. Either law enforcement can make them do it, or the server admins can steal your data, or just expose it through negligence. The best way to protect files is to use encryption, but it must be done locally, not on...