In the last few days there was a lot of Drama going on, in This steemit was a long debate between witnesses and Tron, one of which was about centralization and decentralization. I don't want to argue about witnesses and TRON. I just wanted to discuss what is centralization and decentralization.
Blockchain technology is one of the most important technologies in this era, which is very beneficial for human life in various fields. Starting from the field of finance to social media such as steemit.com. In whatever form this technology is utilized, there is one equation that we understand together, namely the characteristics of decentralized blockchain technology.
I wonder why this decentralization is very important for blockchain technology?
Until now, there are still many institutions that rely on centralized data storage in a server. However, this kind of data storage has weaknesses. If the server is pirated, the data can be lost or stolen without being able to recover.
Well, blockchain technology comes as a solution to that problem. Because with blockchain technology, data will not be stored in only one place, the risk of losing data due to hacking is lower.
Maybe you are currently wondering. Why is it important to overcome such problems decentralization? With decentralization, data becomes more public and not affected by third parties, which is usually needed for centralized data storage.
Decentralization is arguably the culmination of the internet era, because its use has proven to be a solution to various world problems. However, decentralization is not the solution to all problems.
At present, experts are still discussing decentralization at what level can still be considered safe, because certain types of data are certainly not suitable if shared with everyone. The internet that is currently used in almost all the world has various layers, ranging from the internet that we normally access everyday, to those used to store confidential data or what we are familiar with in the term deep web.
Well, that is the reason why decentralization began to become a trend until finally it was considered as a very important element in blockchain technology. Why do you think decentralization is needed, and what kind of decentralization is still considered safe?
