SOME Australian companies are worried about storing personally identifiable data offshore and in some cases were "paranoid", according to cloud computing service providers.
Concern about weaker privacy law in other countries and the ability of overseas law enforcement agencies to gain access to data was prime concern.
Providers of cloud services attending the Kickstart 2012 conference on the Gold Coast said clients sometimes were “paranoid” about storing their company data offshore and often wanted a totally onshore solution.
“Even if it’s American-based cloud in Australia, that’s not good enough, it has to be Australian-based cloud in Australia with no American connection at all,” CA Technologies chief technical officer Carl Terrantroy said.
“It depends what it is,” he said.
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Source: theaustralian.com.au
By: Chris Griffith
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