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The cloud isn't all silver linings – sometimes it rains - Talk Mobile Aug 15th 2013, 16:05, by Talk Mobile Put everything in the cloud, they said. Sync your files, back up your phone, put it all online, they said. It'll be great, they said. And then the cloud stopped working. It was temporary, but for a while, everything stopped. Your email didn't come for a few hours. Your music was out of reach. That file you desperately needed for your presentation only came up as a 404. The cloud was gone. As much as we love to tout the cloud out as the future, cloud data and computing is not without dark sides to accompany the silver linings. Does putting your data online mean it's going to be easier to compromise than if it was on your computer alone? Can we trust these companies we're handing our files to? When we put files in the cloud, are they still ours? And what are we supposed to do when our cloud of choice inevitably falters and goes offline? The cloud is the future, but what dangers does that fog conceal? read more

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