What "iCloud" hacks mean for the Future of Cloud in Consumer Space
With the recent iCloud accounts hack of various celebrities, it's a BIG question today , whether Cloud Storage will actually Win the Consumer Space ??
Look back in past, and you will find many such cases when top celebrities , firms , and other sought after personalities had their private info compromised, due to web accounts been hacked.
And, it surely creates a not so good impact on users. Look, its not just about the pictures , there is much more at stake here....Yes, its YOUR privacy , YOUR freedom to utilize your device's potential and, backing up every damn thing for future needs . If you are also a regular iCloud , Google Drive or OneDrive user on the smartphones, then you can relate to this. Today, its celebs, Next can be you . What it means, your Emails, Contacts , Personal Notes & obviously Photos/videos are vulnerable to a Potential exploitation.
We know , alot of iPhone users after this incident, have already stopped their iCloud Backup.
On the other side, Apple is doing its best to investigate the loopholes in their iCloud & "Find my iPhone" services.
Most users must be giving a second thought over , whether storing their content on cloud is really safe or Not ?
Eventually, what it means for Cloud computing in Consumer Space ??? Is it really going to loose the trust over consumers ?? Will Tech-giants actually consider taking some serious steps over this and , tighten their security ??
Let's face it, flaws are everywhere and its fine to blame the security & people for all this, but its actually better to maintain our responsibility towards the stuff we possess.
Do give your opinions fellas !!!
Look back in past, and you will find many such cases when top celebrities , firms , and other sought after personalities had their private info compromised, due to web accounts been hacked.
And, it surely creates a not so good impact on users. Look, its not just about the pictures , there is much more at stake here....Yes, its YOUR privacy , YOUR freedom to utilize your device's potential and, backing up every damn thing for future needs . If you are also a regular iCloud , Google Drive or OneDrive user on the smartphones, then you can relate to this. Today, its celebs, Next can be you . What it means, your Emails, Contacts , Personal Notes & obviously Photos/videos are vulnerable to a Potential exploitation.
We know , alot of iPhone users after this incident, have already stopped their iCloud Backup.
On the other side, Apple is doing its best to investigate the loopholes in their iCloud & "Find my iPhone" services.
Most users must be giving a second thought over , whether storing their content on cloud is really safe or Not ?
Eventually, what it means for Cloud computing in Consumer Space ??? Is it really going to loose the trust over consumers ?? Will Tech-giants actually consider taking some serious steps over this and , tighten their security ??
Let's face it, flaws are everywhere and its fine to blame the security & people for all this, but its actually better to maintain our responsibility towards the stuff we possess.
Do give your opinions fellas !!!
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