Cloud Computing Technology and the Impact of 'The Web Never Forgets'

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Information Technology
The web never forgets

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................2
Cloud computing technology.......................................................................3
The Web Never Forgets...............................................................................3
Positive impact............................................................................................4
Negative impact..........................................................................................6
Conclusion...................................................................................................9
References................................................................................................10

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Introduction
In today’s digital world, technology has a significant impact on people’s
life. The technological advancements are changing people’s lives by
making it easier for them to perform their day to day tasks. The impact of
technology on people’s lives is both positive and negative. The
technologies have assisted in connecting people from all across the globe
and create new business opportunities; however, they have increased
issues for individuals and organisations as well. The cloud computing
technology is a good example which has made people’s lives easier while
creating challenges for the same time. The technology enables individuals
and corporations to store their data and provide them ubiquitous access
to such data (Zissis and Lekkas, 2012). The key advantage of the
technology is that parties did not have to store their data on their devices
physically, and they can also access this data from all across the globe.
However, there are disadvantages as well such as data cannot be
accessed without an internet connection, vulnerability to cyber-attacks,
privacy issues, and others. One of the key issues with the internet is that
once something is published or leaked on the internet, then it becomes
almost impossible to remove it. It creates that issue that ‘the web never
forgets’ which adversely affects many people. This report will evaluate
both positive and negative impact of cloud computing on the fact that ‘the
web never forgets’ and how it influences people’s lives.

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Cloud computing technology
The cloud computing technology is defined as a shared pool of
configurable computer system resources which assist in delivering of
computing services which include databases, storage, software, servers,
intelligence, networking, and others. It is an effective method for
delivering information technology (IT) services in which resources are
retrieved from the internet through various tools and application rather
than directly connecting to the server (Dinh et al., 2013). It is an
alternative option of keeping the files in the local storage device or hard
drive and keeping it in cloud-based storage due to which it is possible to
access such files remotely. The data which is stored on the cloud is
accessible from everywhere based on which it becomes easier for
companies and individuals to share their data around the globe. The cloud
is classified into three categories which include public, private and hybrid
cloud. Generally, most individuals and corporations use public cloud
through their cloud service provider (CSP) which provides them access to
cloud storage by charging them certain amount for their usage (Arora,
Parashar and Transforming, 2013). The popularity of cloud computing is
growing worldwide and a large number of people relying on these services
to store their data and share it with others.
The Web Never Forgets
This is a term which thrown around a lot in recent years with the
popularity and ease of access to the internet. The growth in global
number of social media users has also increased this issue. Now small
things become “viral” or popular in just few days, and they can be seen
across the globe (Acar et al., 2014). News stories spread faster as well due
to social media sites because news corporations have the option to reach
a wider and global audience instantly. The pictures, videos or other
contents shared on these websites are stored on the online servers which
can be accessed and copied by anyone in the world. It means that