Anyone who's tempted to use "the cloud" for anything sensitive should first be forced to write out, at least 5000 times, in longhand: "The cloud. Somebody else

Anyone who's tempted to use "the cloud" for anything sensitive should first be forced to write out, at least 5000 times, in longhand: "The cloud. Somebody else's computer". I think cloud computing is great for the right applications, as long as people understand the risks. But there will always be problems like this. Always. This is part of the hidden cost of "simple cloud hosting".