In technology, the cloud is basically the idea that you will store you files and data on some companies computer. There are some benefits like being able to remotely access files anywhere. However there are many drawbacks. It leads to a loss of privacy since those files are being stored on some companies servers. If the internet goes down, you cannot access files that are stored in the cloud. There are things like school chromebooks that will not work without connecting to the internet. Companies keep pushing the cloud so that they can survailance people more easily and in the case of entertainment, stop filthy software pirates. In the future, politicians may try to legislate that computers are not able to operate locally to stop terroists and people from pirating some companies intellectual "property".
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