Design flaw in 'secure' cloud storage puts privacy at risk, JHU researchers say

Phil Sneiderman / April 16, 2014

Johns Hopkins computer scientists have found a flaw in the way that secure cloud storage companies protect their customers' data, a weakness they say jeopardizes the privacy protection these digital warehouses claim to offer. 

Whenever customers share their confidential files with a trusted friend or colleague, researchers say, the storage provider could exploit the security flaw to secretly view private data.

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