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In reply to the discussion: Cyber-pro Chris Vickery:GOPs private "subpoena-resistant" servers physically IN Russia. [View all]pecosbob
(8,501 posts)Either your data is stored on your computer (local storage) or on another computer network (cloud storage) usually owned and maintained by large ISPs such as Google and ATT. If you are say a large insurance company you would want to have secure storage for your data and it may be more cost effective to sub-contract the storage of your data to another company, a network storage provider. rather than maintain the equipment yourself. Many of these cloud storage networks are maintained here in the U.S. but some are hosted abroad, where U.S. law enforcement and courts may or may not have access to data stored there.
This server would have very limited access to particular individuals and would act as their own personal cloud or storage space and communications channel safe from the prying eyes of the FBI or Dems or the courts. Evidently it was also acting as a portal for accessing voter information, sort of a 7-Eleven for information to micro-target voters.
So it would be a very special little cloud for a few people and invisible to everyone else.