Cloud services made in Europe after Snowden and Schrems

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Publication date 25-10-2015
Publisher Berlin: Internet Policy Review
Organisations
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
Abstract The geolocation of server farms - where data is stored and computing is performed – has evolved into an important attribute of cloud computing. By now, clients and providers are increasingly conscious of the actual whereabouts of cloud services. As a standalone fact this sounds counter-intuitive since cloud technology is location-independent and distance should not matter anymore. However, outside of technology there are factual and legal issues which have come to force data localisation requirements into cloud computing contracts and offerings.
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Language English
Published at http://policyreview.info/articles/news/cloud-services-made-europe-after-snowden-and-schrems/377
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