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The Cloud and the PATRIOT Act

August 9th, 2011 [by Doug Alder]

If you are concerned about the privacy of your data this is important.

Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU-based cloud data

By Zack Whittaker | June 28, 2011, 8:10am PDTSummary: Microsoft’s UK head admitted today that no cloud data is safe from the Patriot Act — and Microsoft will hand it over to U.S. authorities.LONDON — At the Office 365 launch, Gordon Frazer, managing director of Microsoft UK, gave the first admission that cloud data — regardless of where it is in the world — is not protected against the USA PATRIOT Act.

You’ve probably heard that it doesn’t matter where your data is hosted when it is in the cloud. This article demonstrates that American hosting providers, regardless of where your data is stored with them, will not be able to say NO to the US government if it wants access to your data. It has become more important then ever to:

  1. choose your provider based on the privacy laws of the country in which it is based and
  2. make sure the provider has located the actual data within that country or another country that is acceptable to your requirements.

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