Some more cloud privacy problems to consider … In preparing our article about privacy law and the cloud some other possible privacy breaches came to our attention. Cloud storage can move Let’s say you setup a cloud service and ensure that the servers are located in a place that’s acceptable to your organization and applicable […]
Some comments and official statements from Microsoft, Google and Amazon. Here’s some collected statements and legalese from some of the major players in the cloud market. What Microsoft says about the Patriot Act The UK launch of Office 365, Microsoft’s managing director for the UK made it clear that neither Microsoft nor any other company […]
Can you install more than one cloud service: Skydrive and Google Drive and Dropbox and so on? A few readers have asked if they can run more than one cloud storage service at the same time. The questions are in two forms: Using the same service with different accounts Using different services on the same […]
It’s often the case that there’s a gap between marketing spin and the product’s reality. If the gap is too wide, it’s called false advertising. It’s often the case that there’s a gap between marketing spin and the product’s reality. If the gap is too wide, it’s called false advertising. Microsoft is putting a bigger […]
Here is a verbatim copy of the controversial US Patriot Act Section 217. Below that are some more readable versions. Here is a verbatim copy of the US Patriot Act Section 217. Below that are some more readable versions. Source: US Government Printing Office – PDF “ SEC. 217. INTERCEPTION OF COMPUTER TRESPASSER COMMUNICATIONS. Chapter […]