Don't trust the cloud

[Vena]

NeoRatt said:

In the 80's people were told not to trust banking ATMs...

In the 90's people were told not to trust digital music...

In the 2000's people were told not to trust internet streaming of movies...

In the 2010's people are told not to trust the cloud...

People have to start understanding that the cloud is just beginning... And like it or not it will be here going forward for a long time. Disc media is too small for the biggest new games that will come out. And publishers want to guarantee what they perceive as their fair share of revenues.

Sure their are problems today with latency, cyber attacks, etc. But, they will all be solved because ISPs, console vendors, and publishers are motivated to solve them.

I don't think you could have built a better strawman with your list of examples.

Like it or not, the internet is not some sort of haven for information security. If anything, recent news and developments the world over should paint the opposite picture. Cloud storage isn't even a new thing, it was first put to market in 1994 and the arms race between hackers and security tech is a never ending one that no one will win. Exploits will always exist and new ones will always be found when the last is patched, that is the reality of a system that has to be accessible from anywhere. It is and always will be stupid to put confidential and personal information on the Cloud just as its stupid to put on Facebook, especially if you are a famous person.

You can trust the Cloud with simple things. You can (for the most part) trust it with irrelevant passtimes like gaming.

Don't trust the Cloud with nude photos of yourself. Just as you wouldn't keep said photos in your house, in a drawer for someone to find.