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Cloud Storage and Internet Security Concerns

A new Pew Research Center report suggests that technology experts believe that cloud computing will become more dominant than the desktop in the next decade. Some concerns noted in the research include cloud computing security problems, and exposing private information to governments, corporations, thieves, and opportunists.

"Some respondents observed that putting all or most of faith in remotely accessible tools and data puts a lot of trust in the humans and devices controlling the clouds and exercising gatekeeping functions over access to that data. They expressed concerns that cloud dominance by a small number of large firms may constrict the Internet's openness and its capacity to inspire innovation - that people are giving up some degree of choice and control in exchange for streamlined simplicity.

"A number of people said cloud computing presents difficult security problems and further exposes private information to governments, corporations, thieves, opportunists, and human and machine error.