The Jennifer Lawrence Leak: Who Is at Risk Now? - The New Yorker

Excerpt from a timely cloud + smartphone security reality check

"The larger security problem, it seems, comes from a general misunderstanding about how a smartphone differs from, say, a large online forum. Most discreet people know not to upload nude photos onto the Internet but are unaware that a photograph shared privately, through a text message or e-mail, is hardly private at all. “Storing data on a phone carries an inherent risk,” Felten wrote. “The complexity of the software on our phones, and the network and cloud infrastructure to which they connect, makes it difficult to identify, let alone secure, all of the points of vulnerability. It’s prudent to assume that anything on your phone is potentially at risk.”"

The Jennifer Lawrence Leak: Who Is at Risk Now? - The New Yorker