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> Its even more of a risk potentially because big companies have people full time working on keeping systems up to date and monitored.

Beyond the thing about different types and frequency of attacks - sure, I trust Google's security more than my own. But I do trust my own security more than that of Random-Startup.IO, who likely have no full-time security people, and little incentive to get the job right (paying attention to security slows down your incredible journey).

Also, even with big companies, this argument applies primarily to the few like Google, Facebook or Apple. Your Random Megacorp from outside tech community usually focuses its security efforts on satisfying regulators and neutering their own employees, who'd otherwise happily copy out all sensitive data to make their jobs easier.




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