Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/213976 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] Internet Policy Review [ISSN:] 2197-6775 [Volume:] 2 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin
Abstract: 
The high degree of centralisation that characterises many cloud-based services raises a series of challenges in terms of (a) security, due to there being only a few points of failure or attack, (b) privacy, due to the users' lack of control over the collection and use of personal data, and (c) user autonomy, given that users increasingly depend on third parties services and infrastructures. After analysing the drawbacks of traditional cloud computing platforms, this article provides an overview of how civil society is progressively challenging the centralised cloud establishment by providing decentralised alternatives to cloud computing which could potentially help overcome these drawbacks.
Subjects: 
Cloud computing
IT system architecture
Informational self-determination
Decentralisation
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Autonomy
Centralisation
Privacy
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Document Type: 
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