<strong>Concerns are the same as with any outsourcing, remote data access, IT managers say.</strong><br />
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Consumer Watchdog group said the Twitter incident raises the question
of whether "Google's cloud as offered provides adequate safeguards."
Moving medical and health-related records, and information on domestic
and sexual assault and substance abuse to Google raises concerns over
how such sensitive data will be protected, the group wrote in a letter
addressed to City Council members. "Before jumping into the Google deal, the City Council needs to insist
on appropriate guarantees -- for instance substantial financial
penalties in the event of any security breach," John Simpson, a
consumer advocate for the group wrote.
