Cloud computing: Data protection issues
December 2, 2012
Alongside the benefit of cloud computing, however, lies a lack of transparency for cloud customers, causing legitimate concerns about how they can comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).
Thrown into this mix, of course, is the latest attempt by the European Commission (EC) to protect privacy rights and provide a uniform approach to data protection with the General Data Protection Regulation.
Although the EC is not looking to implement the Draft Regulation until 2014, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released Guidance on the use of cloud computing, in an attempt to address some of these concerns and hopefully shed light on the best approach for cloud customers to take….
Data protection in the cloud
In the world of cloud computing, the cloud provider will, in most cases, be the data processor, passively processing the data, for example, by storing it on its platform.
Depending on the type of cloud used, the cloud provider’s responsibilities could include providing infrastructure, physical security of the premises, operating system and network security…
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