When the Cloud Goes Local: The Global Problem with Data Localization

Ongoing efforts to legally define cloud computing and regulate separate parts of the Internet are unlikely to address underlying concerns about data security and privacy. Data localization initiatives, led primarily by European countries, could actually bring the cloud to the ground and make the Int...

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Published inComputer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 46; no. 12; pp. 54 - 59
Main Authors Ryan, Patrick S., Falvey, Sarah, Merchant, Ronak
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.12.2013
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Cloud computing
computing and the law
Data integrity
data localization
Electronic mail
Grosch's law
Internet
Law
Legal aspects
Portable computers
Privacy
security
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Summary:Ongoing efforts to legally define cloud computing and regulate separate parts of the Internet are unlikely to address underlying concerns about data security and privacy. Data localization initiatives, led primarily by European countries, could actually bring the cloud to the ground and make the Internet less secure.
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ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/MC.2013.402