INTRODUCTION One can say, that Cloud computing is the recent trend in IT that moves computing and data away from desktop and portable PCs into large data centres. Even for Australians cloud is next big technology of the future. Applications are delivered as services over internet as well as to the actual cloud infrastructure to the users. From user point of view it means, that the user can access his/her files, data, programs and other services from a Web browser via the Internet that are hosted by other service providers(Cloud service providers). On the other hand, cloud computing can be viewed and defined as a style of computing when scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service to the external customers using Internet …show more content…
As the cloud services are expanding and are more in use, this issue is more a concern for the cloud service providers. The functioning of cloud works by users uploading data onto the cloud and then accessing this data from anywhere. The concern arises here. The data that is uploaded to the cloud is accessible and surrendered to the cloud service provider. This may lead to breach of privacy if the data is very sensitive. The cloud service provider has access to data uploaded by the user. Also companies might use cloud services to store and share data and thus making the cloud more prone to attack by …show more content…
• And, the cloud service provider companies. They both are effected equally with this dilemma. If the there is no control and security on the cloud and breach of privacy happens then the users personal information may be leaked and misused. This may in term lead to some serious issues for the users. The information that may leak might be something very personal or confidential for the user which user does not want anyone else to see. Thus, leading to leak of information against the will of the users. Also if the information stored on cloud by the user is personal and it reaches some hackers hands it may be misused in many manners. From the cloud service provider perspective if the breach of privacy takes place then users will stop using the service provided by the company and also may file some legal action against them for breach of privacy and accessing user information against the user will. This would lead to huge loss for the company providing cloud services. Therefore, the user loose trust on the company and may cause the downfall of the