In mid-January, the European Parliament released a cautionary report indicating that EU clouds may be being monitored by US data surveillance trams. This report will put pressure on cloud hosts to raise their game in terms of security. For most businesses, their cloud activity is very transparent and surveillance, which is for terrorist activity, should present no problems. But, it is out there.
The study used by the European Parliament was prepared and provided jointly by the Centre d’Etudes Sur Les Conflits and the Centre for European Policy Standards. Cloud surveillance has always been a concern but the new report should help cloud hosts and cloud users realize what they are up against. Continue reading
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