Comments on: What Laws Should Govern Computing Clouds? http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter Bodifee http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/#comment-899104 Peter Bodifee Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:11:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20572#comment-899104 <p>The US could certainly take a closer look how privacy of data is governed by law in Europe. The principles of EU Directive 95/46/EC should also be applied to laws protecting data of organizations who trust a cloud service vendor to provide a reliable and economical service. And last but not least: copying data without the consent or authorization of the owner should become a criminal offense.</p> The US could certainly take a closer look how privacy of data is governed by law in Europe. The principles of EU Directive 95/46/EC should also be applied to laws protecting data of organizations who trust a cloud service vendor to provide a reliable and economical service. And last but not least: copying data without the consent or authorization of the owner should become a criminal offense.

]]> By: James Urquhart http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/#comment-898987 James Urquhart Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:52:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20572#comment-898987 <p>There is a <a href="http://blog.jamesurquhart.com/2008/09/cloud-computing-and-constitution.html" rel="nofollow">big constitutional level problem lurking</a> about whether storing your data in the cloud means you give the data to the cloud provider (ala phone records), or continue to own the data but "rent" an extension of your own property to house it (ala an apartment or storage locker). The core issue here is do you retain your rights with regards to search and seizure, or do you give your cloud vendor and the federal government complete rights to protect your data (or not) as they see fit.</p> <p>I hope Google addresses this. Otherwise, enterprises will find themselves driven to build private clouds, within their own four walls, where there are few questions about search and seizure rights, not to mention privacy rights in general. Read <a href="http://blog.jamesurquhart.com/2008/09/cloud-computing-and-constitution.html" rel="nofollow">my post</a> for more details.</p> There is a big constitutional level problem lurking about whether storing your data in the cloud means you give the data to the cloud provider (ala phone records), or continue to own the data but “rent” an extension of your own property to house it (ala an apartment or storage locker). The core issue here is do you retain your rights with regards to search and seizure, or do you give your cloud vendor and the federal government complete rights to protect your data (or not) as they see fit.

I hope Google addresses this. Otherwise, enterprises will find themselves driven to build private clouds, within their own four walls, where there are few questions about search and seizure rights, not to mention privacy rights in general. Read my post for more details.

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]]> By: Nandkishore Pippal http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/#comment-898845 Nandkishore Pippal Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:51:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20572#comment-898845 <p>owning a Ccloud is a better idea. Offcourse the thing is to be understood is the content privacies and security and i think G people are smart enough to plough in the CCloud arens. It should not be an issue of the cloud use.</p> owning a Ccloud is a better idea. Offcourse the thing is to be understood is the content privacies and security and i think G people are smart enough to plough in the CCloud arens. It should not be an issue of the cloud use.

]]> By: Jason Kiesel http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/#comment-898837 Jason Kiesel Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:44:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20572#comment-898837 <p>I thought Google's mantra was "Do no evil". Wanting ownership of everything viewed or uploaded via their browser sounds more menacing than the former Dr. Evil, Microsoft.</p> <p>Jason Kiesel Founder & CEO http://www.freedomspeaks.com</p> I thought Google’s mantra was “Do no evil”. Wanting ownership of everything viewed or uploaded via their browser sounds more menacing than the former Dr. Evil, Microsoft.

Jason Kiesel Founder & CEO http://www.freedomspeaks.com

]]> By: anonymous http://gigaom.com/2008/09/10/what-laws-should-govern-computing-clouds/#comment-898820 anonymous Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:28:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=20572#comment-898820 <p>Anyone can file a patent and with some luck get it too.</p> <p>Quick file a patent on setting up a data center in Space for disaster recovery :-)</p> <p>I think Google has lost some of its boyish charm. 10-year old company is already behaving like an hormone going astray - erratic teenager. - Names a browser on what till yesterday meant wheels on a Car - Chrome - dreams of data center rigs (instead of oil rigs) - mining for data instead of oil - Calls floating data center part of cloud.</p> <p>Smoke on Water 'eh</p> Anyone can file a patent and with some luck get it too.

Quick file a patent on setting up a data center in Space for disaster recovery :-)

I think Google has lost some of its boyish charm. 10-year old company is already behaving like an hormone going astray – erratic teenager. - Names a browser on what till yesterday meant wheels on a Car – Chrome - dreams of data center rigs (instead of oil rigs) – mining for data instead of oil - Calls floating data center part of cloud.

Smoke on Water ‘eh

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