I am in the United States. Thanks for the info. I'm sure our internal legal person will be interested to know.
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 4:22 AM, Wols Lists <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/12/11 01:20, John Hester wrote: > >> As far as liability for data theft, it sounds like that's negotiable >> between the client and cloud provider. I doubt there's any standard at >> this point. There are a whole host of federal and state regulations >> that come into play regarding theft of personal data, though. If you're >> storing business to consumer sales data, there is potentially a lot to >> consider. Business to business data is probably much less of an issue. >> > > Given that I can't tell from the OP's gmail address whether he's American > or not, federal and state rules may not apply. However, international rules > may. > > Bear in mind that it is legally VERY dangerous for a European company to > store personal data in a cloud, given that most cloud companies are > American. As the law currently stands, the American government can subpoena > ANY information that the American head office has access to. BUT it is a > criminal offence for a European to let their data fall into non-European > hands. > > So if, as a European company, you store personal data on a cloud server, > expect to be sued ... or worse ... > > Cheers, > Wol > > ______________________________**_________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/**mailman/listinfo/u2-users<http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users> > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
