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| Confide app, completely confidential? |
Howard Lerman said, �Everyone is so excited about the cloud, but the cloud is really a drunken Xerox machine making copies of pretty much everything that everyone has said anywhere and spewing it all over the place.� Mr. Lerman made a great point by saying that, even though, many people are so excited about the �Cloud� it also means that someone is storing your data and that someone has access to it. After reading about Mr. Lerman�s creation confide, I have started to use the app to compare its accessibility to other private messaging apps such as Snapchat. I was very amazed while using it because of how CONFIDEntial the app has showed itself. If the amount of users that use Facebook and Twitter see and use Confide, the internet would slowly begin to come private.
Many companies such as Facebook, Google and other social media�s would very much appeal to this idea because they have always saved everything and have thousands of �Server Farms� around the nation, which have cost not only a lot but also create tremendous amounts of revenue for theses companies. This idea which Manjoo has created is very interesting because if this idea goes viral, which it has with the app Snapchat, then it could mean drastic changes or the end to Google and Facebook. This is why Snapchat and Confide are extremely dangerous for Google and Facebook. In today�s age, it seems like nothing can stop companies like Google and Facebook which are buying out other businesses to be the two dominant companies and which are the top two resources used digitally. Now granted Snapchat and Confide are not search engines and you can not use it store data in the cloud, it can be used as �the first step� to an erasable internet. Many civilians are also very cautious about this idea because, many believe this idea could never work because nobody has seen how applications such as Snapchat work, without anything being saved. Many parents and schools disagree about the creation of Snapchat because the amount of control they have with kids sending inappropriate images through Snapchat. This means that teens feel, that because Snapchat does not technically save the pictures, they are not being caught for their actions.
Many people believe that this idea is also showing responsibility for the environment, because it would decrease the amount of server farms. These units are specifically, for Google or Facebook so they can save everything that is searched or everything that is posted. Most of these servers have to be carefully watched so none of the units overheat and cause fires. With the large fire risk that this can cause it creates the problem that these server farms can ultimately create tons of unwanted gasses in large areas of a country. If Google agreed to change which things they save, then they could sell back giant pieces land because it is no longer in use.
As an outcome of this idea, I expect that this plan would create greater amounts of positive attraction rather than creating havoc and unwanted press. If the idea of an erasable internet continues and companies use it as an advantage, then private communication and secrecy of messages will create a safer internet for people to use.
Many companies such as Facebook, Google and other social media�s would very much appeal to this idea because they have always saved everything and have thousands of �Server Farms� around the nation, which have cost not only a lot but also create tremendous amounts of revenue for theses companies. This idea which Manjoo has created is very interesting because if this idea goes viral, which it has with the app Snapchat, then it could mean drastic changes or the end to Google and Facebook. This is why Snapchat and Confide are extremely dangerous for Google and Facebook. In today�s age, it seems like nothing can stop companies like Google and Facebook which are buying out other businesses to be the two dominant companies and which are the top two resources used digitally. Now granted Snapchat and Confide are not search engines and you can not use it store data in the cloud, it can be used as �the first step� to an erasable internet. Many civilians are also very cautious about this idea because, many believe this idea could never work because nobody has seen how applications such as Snapchat work, without anything being saved. Many parents and schools disagree about the creation of Snapchat because the amount of control they have with kids sending inappropriate images through Snapchat. This means that teens feel, that because Snapchat does not technically save the pictures, they are not being caught for their actions.
Many people believe that this idea is also showing responsibility for the environment, because it would decrease the amount of server farms. These units are specifically, for Google or Facebook so they can save everything that is searched or everything that is posted. Most of these servers have to be carefully watched so none of the units overheat and cause fires. With the large fire risk that this can cause it creates the problem that these server farms can ultimately create tons of unwanted gasses in large areas of a country. If Google agreed to change which things they save, then they could sell back giant pieces land because it is no longer in use.
As an outcome of this idea, I expect that this plan would create greater amounts of positive attraction rather than creating havoc and unwanted press. If the idea of an erasable internet continues and companies use it as an advantage, then private communication and secrecy of messages will create a safer internet for people to use.
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Conclusion:
The erasable internet, was an extremely interesting topic for me to tackle because of how often I apply it to my everyday life. The erasable internet concept needs to be a more active tool in the business world and personal lives of everyday citizens. I often use apps like Confide and Snapchat. I have always thought of how it would be if nothing was saved or kept on servers. Many of the comments I received were very beneficial to conversing about this topic, but were never strong enough to actually change my opinion. One comment by Ellen Selkie was thorough and provided a well rounded idea of the erasable internet. In her third paragraph she talks about how the erasable internet might not be completely emerged in society, but with the push in device applications we are getting closer everyday. Through all my research, I became very knowledgeable about this topic. To answer people�s comments, I did not need to do further research. Things I would change if I was to do this again is not procrastinate as much and create more time for me to look over my work. I really enjoyed making this blog because of how much information there was currently on this topic. Some of the comments I received helped me see both sides of the argument. In conclusion I really enjoyed creating this project because it was my first time ever blogging, and sharing my ideas with the rest of the world to see and give their opinion.
Conclusion:
The erasable internet, was an extremely interesting topic for me to tackle because of how often I apply it to my everyday life. The erasable internet concept needs to be a more active tool in the business world and personal lives of everyday citizens. I often use apps like Confide and Snapchat. I have always thought of how it would be if nothing was saved or kept on servers. Many of the comments I received were very beneficial to conversing about this topic, but were never strong enough to actually change my opinion. One comment by Ellen Selkie was thorough and provided a well rounded idea of the erasable internet. In her third paragraph she talks about how the erasable internet might not be completely emerged in society, but with the push in device applications we are getting closer everyday. Through all my research, I became very knowledgeable about this topic. To answer people�s comments, I did not need to do further research. Things I would change if I was to do this again is not procrastinate as much and create more time for me to look over my work. I really enjoyed making this blog because of how much information there was currently on this topic. Some of the comments I received helped me see both sides of the argument. In conclusion I really enjoyed creating this project because it was my first time ever blogging, and sharing my ideas with the rest of the world to see and give their opinion.
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