Another Data ‘Cloud” Bust with the Closure of The Linkup
“Can you trust your data to the cloud? For users of an online storage service called The Linkup, formerly known as MediaMax, the answer turned out to be a resounding “no.” The Linkup shut down on Aug. 8 after losing access to as much as 45% of its customers’ data. “When we looked at some individual accounts, some people didn’t have any files, and some people had all their files,” The Linkup CeO Steve Iverson admits. None of the affected users will get their lost data back. Iverson called it a “worst-case scenario."”
Although this isn’t the type of story that normally gets around these parts the first sentence of the article poses a very important question. How many of you would trust your data in the hands of someone else? What about your privacy rights? Its an issue with people on both sides of the fence.