Choosing providers is not a choice between surveillance/not; it's just choosing which feudal lord gets to spy on you.
Bruce SchneierIf you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn't be surprised when you get amateur security.
Bruce SchneierComputer security can simply be protecting your equipment and files from disgruntled employees, spies, and anything that goes bump in the night, but there is much more. Computer security helps ensure that your computers, networks, and peripherals work as expected all the time, and that your data is safe in the event of hard disk crash or a power failure resulting from an electrical storm. Computer security also makes sure no damage is done to your data and that no one is able to read it unless you want them to.
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