EU-US data privacy storm blows cloud off course

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.

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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