Social Problems With Cloud Storage

Social Problems

Because of the data sharing and accessibility aspects of Cloud storage, data privacy can be an issue for individuals uploading onto the same Cloud, particularly for Public Cloud storage. Because people with access to the Cloud can freely access any data not behind a clearance wall, it becomes a priority for administrators and service providers to create a system that only allows certain individuals or organizations to have access to certain areas of the Cloud for confidential data (Maayan, 2021). There can also be a problem of service providers being unwilling or unresponsive to cooperate with organizations to operate on a more private level and mostly leaves smaller organizations with the risks of Cloud storage (White, 2010). There is also a lack of customizability with SaaS service providers limiting organizations and individuals to a predetermined system that may not actually be the best fit for them, which also shows how third-party service providers have more control over certain organizations’ data storage than actual organizations. This control covers both software and governance of the data in a way that also creates what is known as Service provider Lock-ins, where data may not be portable from for cost or technical reasons from one service provider to another thus locking in a company or organization with a certain service provider (Watts et Raza, 2019).