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Discussion 11 : 26/01/2012 at 12:19 PM11
D-10 In the short term you are correct. I was speaking of a time (sooner than you might think)when quantum architecture and quantum security may make possible devices of 1/100 (with more capability) of the size of devices we use today. Quantum level security has been shown in the lab to be more secure than the best we have today.
Increases in efficiency for both producers and consumer of software and hardware would result from use of the cloud principle in both storage and processing.
Another point I had in mind was that consumers may be squeezed into the cloud by industry. Try finding floppy discs, for example.
Do I like the idea? The part that really bothers me is that access to personal information, web site usage patterns, etc. would be more accessible to who? Of course, as far as the internet is concerned, that train left the station long ago.Discussion 10 : 26/01/2012 at 08:51 AM10
Sorry Hawaiiman, the way you describe it is wrong. Memory chips are very small and double memory is not equal double physical size (just look at PC RAM modules). And many mobile phones of today are bigger than years ago. Just look at the iPhones.
Cloud computing is what some companies and people want and it makes sense in certain areas. But it can be a big risk for private and confidential data and I think people should be aware of the risks. But in the age of Facebook it seems like many people don’t care and they publish all about their live. Sooner or later they will see if that was a good decision…Discussion 9 : 26/01/2012 at 05:49 AM9
The question requires you to answer on behalf of consumers, not yourself.
It's kind of like asking, "Do you think most people are stupid?"Discussion 8 : 25/01/2012 at 08:37 AM8
"Should" implies choice. Cloud is the wave of the future. As mobile devices shrink, considerable reductions in size will be aided by elimination of storage of software or data on users devices.
Discussion 7 : 25/01/2012 at 07:12 AM7
Consumers should be able to rely on ‘cloud’ storage for their data. Offsite backup of one's files is necessary in case of fire or flood. The question is worded ambiguously. I had to think about it and I have spoken English all my life, plus I am college educated.
Discussion 6 : 25/01/2012 at 03:57 AM6
Why are many of these services for free? I don’t trust them.
It is well known what Google, Apple, Facebook and others do with our private data. It is not so well known what the NSA and other state agencies are doing but it is not difficult to imagine.
On principle I try to keep my data as local and confidential as possible – it’s my data and nobody else business!Discussion 5 : 24/01/2012 at 07:58 PM5
Don't know what consumer has to do with it. You can upload your files to Google and Yahoo for free.
That may not be a good idea, but if it's not confidential, why not? It's a good place to keep things for posterity.
As for the question...the answer would be, yes, I do or no, I do not. Nothing wrong with that question if you know how to communicate in English.Discussion 4 : 24/01/2012 at 04:56 PM4
Genuine online storage website are okay, file-sharing websites aren't.
BTW, always back up important data on a physical hard drive - or better, a sold state drive.
I agree with previous posters. Why are these poll questions often incomprehensible???Discussion 3 : 24/01/2012 at 09:17 AM3
I believe in the near future someone's cloud will go "PUFF" and will only see clear blue sky with no data. Disc 1. I agree!
Discussion 2 : 24/01/2012 at 06:35 AM2
Got me!
The spleen who made up this uberly obfuscated and disjointe question need to be waterboarded with khlong water !
Technically, a "cloud" is where your documents or the content of your local HDD are *automatically* saved/backed-up to.
Megaupload is/was a file hosting service which requires the user to manually upload a copy of the content and while they have/had a dedicate queing software available it still is/was not a 'cloud'.
