TECHNEWSWORLD reports that privacy in the cloud “may be an illusion,” and businesses relying on the cloud should be aware of its privacy risks. Laws in the U.S., EU and elsewhere allow government agencies access to cloud data, and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties facilitate cooperation across borders, allowing law enforcement to request data in any country that is a part of such a treaty. The report points to a recent whitepaper that concludes “it is not possible to isolate data in the cloud from governmental access based on the physical location of the cloud service provider or its facilities.”
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