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"Google will now auto-encrypt data for its paid cloud storage service, possibly in response to public wariness over NSA snooping.\nBefore data is even written to disk, Google Cloud Storage will automatically protect data using 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-128). Google Cloud Service is a paid storage infrastructure targeted towards robust users and companies, including Ubisoft and DNAnexus. Users can still manage their own encryption keys before transferring data, but this added automatic encryption feature will be available for free.\nSee also: 6 Ways to De-Cloud and Avoid Tracking\nGoogle says the feature is already active for all new data, while older content will be encrypted \"in the coming months.\"\nWhile The Verge suggested that Google's move to add encryption could be in response to heightened \"customer anxiety\" over government spying, a Google spokesperson brushed off these claims. The company reiterated to Mashable that it doesn't provide encryption keys to any government, and responded as follows:\n\"We provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law. Our legal team reviews each and every request, and we frequently push back when the requests appear to be fishing expeditions or don\u2019t follow the correct process. When we are required to comply with these requests, we deliver it to the authorities. No government has the ability to pull data directly from our servers or network.\"\nAre you concerned about your data on the cloud? Share your thoughts in the comments.\nMashable composite, images: Flickr, theaucitron and Ged Carroll/renaissancechambara."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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