EU-US data privacy storm blows cloud off course

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Series Details 30.11.11
Publication Date 30/11/2011
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EurActiv reported that the EU was in talks with the US over its reluctance to allow sensitive data transfers across the Atlantic under the US Patriot Act, one of many obstacles to the wider adoption of cloud computing.
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-cloud-computing/eu-us-data-privacy-storm-blows-cloud-course-news-509134
Related Links
EUObserver, 26.1.12: US envoy talks down fears about online snooping http://euobserver.com/9/115034
ESO: Background information: New EU privacy rules worry business http://www.europeansources.info/record/new-eu-privacy-rules-worry-business/
US Mission to the EU: Political, Security & Global Issues: Data Privacy and Protection http://useu.usmission.gov/data_privacy.html
ESO: Background information: Cloud computing: A legal maze for Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/cloud-computing-a-legal-maze-for-europe/
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