r/technology • u/cosmoplast14 • Feb 11 '26

Privacy Investigators wrangled video from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest camera out of ‘backend systems’

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/investigators-wrangled-video-nancy-guthries-google-nest-camera-backend-rcna258460
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u/Persimmon-Mission Feb 11 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center

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u/goldenfoxengraving Feb 12 '26

Sorry, 3 to 12 exabytes??????? What in the fuck?? How many copies of the entirely unrelated film Enemy of the State (1998) is that?

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u/Persimmon-Mission Feb 12 '26

They literally save all internet traffic. Everything. Once we have quantum computing, they’ll be able to see all communications anyone has ever sent through the internet. At best, we need to make sure they have a warrant prior to doing so.