11/3/2017 0 Comments Project 03: Individual ReflectionWhat trade-offs are you making when using the cloud? Have you consciously evaluated these trade-offs? What is your justification?
When one uses the cloud, they risk that their information is no longer "private" as it is viewable to those hosting the cloud. However, it allows for maximum robustness (if your device dies or is stolen, you don't lose your data). I haven't thought too much about it past electing to use them for their usability and backup capability. More functionality is better, and I don't value my privacy highly. Is it ever worth it to manage your own private cloud services? Do you envision a future where you may use your own services rather than third party ones? For those who wish to keep their business and work private, it'd definitely be worth it. I personally don't see a future where that's the norm for me, but possibly for others as privacy concerns grow greater in the face of various data leaks. Do you have the moral standing to complain about encroachment on your privacy when you consciously give away your information to third party services? I don't, so I don't complain! I assume that most of my information is compromised already and that anyone who really wants it that badly is capable of getting it. Past the general, convenient personal security practices, I don't wish to do much to protect it.
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AuthorNikolas Dean Brooks is a current Senior at Notre Dame. This blog is for the "Ethics and Professional Issues" course under Dr. Peter Bui. Archives |