Changes Are Here    

'Things' That We Own 

   Many possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them. They reside in "the cloud." 

   Our computers had hard drives and we stored pictures, music, movies and documents. Our software was on a CD or DVD.

   That changed with Apple, Microsoft and Google with their "cloud services." When you turn on a computer, the Internet is built into the operating system. 

   If we click on an icon, it opens something in the Internet cloud. If we save something, it is saved in the cloud. 

   In this virtual world, we can access our music or books or whatever from any laptop or handheld device. But do we own any of this, or could it disappear in a poof? 

Privacy  

   Privacy is gone. There are cameras on the street, in most buildings, and built into our computers and cell phones and smart TVs. 

   "They" know who and where we are right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. 

   When we buy something, our habit is entered into profiles, and our ads will change to reflect those habits. 

   Only our memories can't be changed. 

                                        Adapted from "Changes Are Coming"  

                                             an article we saved from 2011 

        Jimmy