It Won't Matter

Where The Google Cloud Centre Is

A Short Take

There's concern about Google siting a Cloud centre in Saudi Arabia. They have a history of summary 'justice,' also of hacking into any resource they need with a sophisticated cyberwarfare team. And therein lies the rub. 

The data centre could be anywhere and they'd get into it. Maybe having the centre right in the country is handing them the keys, but they already have great lock pickers.

They got into Twitter. Not a security fortress, but still. (This - "Hublot Unico Big Bang King Gold ceramic watch" - cracked me up. It's a whack world where favours can be bought with a "Hublot Unico Big Bang King Gold ceramic watch," which - well, doesn't it sound like the biggest over-priced scabby wank factor-ey POS imaginable?)

When did sh*t like that become so important? And what kind of person is swayed by such crap, honestly? Just don't employ such people - two screening questions at the interview should be able to weed this type of person out, and also - if everyone's so worried, maybe some multinational task force could put security personnel on EVERY Google Cloud site? 

Anyway - it's all moot because Google will do what Google will do, our choices as consumers (AND the product, ironically) are limited to using GC or not using it. Vote with your feet, as the old saying goes. Move your data to another provider. Be like the Aussies, we just chose to break a decades-long political duopoly - and I think we're going to enjoy the next few terms of government. . . 

Peace out.

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