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Cloud-based security services firm CloudMask, whose technology offers to protect sensitive information in the cloud, even in the case of a network breach, launched in the UK on Tuesday. CloudMask's technology works on the premise that no one can be trusted with data - including cloud administrators, governments, employees, and …

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  1. Christoph
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    Sometimes you need administrative access

    "only the owner of the data maintains control of decryption keys and decides who should get access to data"

    What happens if that owner drops dead, or resigns, or gets fired?

    What happens when an employee squirrels away as much data as he possibly can, locked to only himself? There's lots of people, especially empire-building middle managers, who would have that reaction. It's going to be tricky and expensive to fire them without losing all the data.

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    1. Trevor_Pott Gold badge
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      Re: Sometimes you need administrative access

      Then you reset their password and take over the account. But you can't do it without them knowing about it. Which I'm okay with. I'd guess some employers won't be. It's all about the level of secrecy you feel you need as an employer

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