Clayster

In any discussion about the cloud, it becomes a concern that as we share more and more on the Internet, control of private information can be more and more at risk. This is because information stored in data centers is not under your control.

When control is in your hands, you are the one that determines whether data is available or not by simply not placing it on accessible devices. When information is stored in large data centers, the responsibility is in the hands of faceless administrators that you don’t know and who have no interest in your personal data.

Don’t get me wrong! There’s a lot to like about the cloud and how the centralized model works today. Examples like Dropbox and other cool, centralized cloud services are fantastic solutions that have changed lives in very effective ways. 

So what do we need to change when we get in to the new era with more than ever personal data on the Internet? The whole model of the computer power infrastructure must change so that the Internet is a distributed solution where the cloud can safely move closer to our lives.

It’s time to think about the cloud more as a network of loosely connected, distributed clouds. As we get into an era with more things about us available on the Internet, we need to demand that sensitive information and connected devices will never live in the centralized cloud.

Distributed Clouds in Internet 3.0 will assure control of sensitive, personal data.