IT Laws in the Era of Cloud-Computing A Comparative Analysis between EU and US Law on the Case Study of Data Protection and Privacy

This book documents the findings and recommendations of research into the question of how IT laws should develop on the understanding that today's information and communication technology is shaped by cloud computing, which lies at the foundations of contemporary and future IT as its most wides...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kontargyris, Xenofon author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [s.l.] : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2018
2018.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433033106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cloud computing : a historical and technical overview
  • EU vs. US : the two major schools of thought regarding internet and privacy regulation and why they took divergent paths. Can this distance be bridged in the context of a regulatory framework for the cloud?
  • An introduction to the definition of cloud computing under EU law and the challenges it poses
  • Legal pluralism and harmonization : how can we reach a common minimum understanding on how to regulate the cloud?
  • Jurisdiction and accountability in the cloud
  • Risks and compliance in cloud computing environments : views from Europe and the USA
  • Principles for regulating the cloud (1); conclusions from the ontology of cloud computing networks
  • Principles for regulating the cloud (2); based on the roles and functions across the cloud workflow
  • Principles for regulating the cloud (3); the adoption of cloud computing regulation as the big leap forward from governing to governance in IT law.