[Linux-aus] Your feedback sought - Linux Australia Member Survey scope

[David Lloyd]

Bret,

On 16/08/2013, at 1:58 PM, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Aug 2013, Linux Australia Secretary wrote:
> 
>> 
>> The survey should be administered if possible using an open source-licensed 
>> toolset. It may be hosted in the cloud or on Linux Australia's 
>> infrastructure. If hosted in the cloud, Linux Australia should be able to 
>> retain access to all data captured for future use.
>> 
>> 
> 
> If it is to involve "the cloud", won't it be susceptible to the various 
> spy agencies of the NSA, the CIA, and the Google, and the other ones 
> about which we do not yet know, for possible use by the House Unamerican 
> Activities Committee, with information about participants possibly being 
> sold to Microsoft?

Yes, but for data retention, this is great! Think laterally - the NSA, CIA, ASIO and Google collectively have many more data stores to guarantee the life of the data than Linux Australia could ever dream of!


DSL