Comments on <Eran_Chinthaka's_core_dump/>: Data Security in Public Clouds

Your point is well taken...sometimes we as compute...

2009-02-18T23:50:00.000-05:00

Your point is well taken...sometimes we as computer scientists are not fully aware of what legal framework out there.

Another point just came to mind is, the data retention becomes a tricky as well. Cloud owners may keep customer stored data (as achieves) even after customers remove them. How long should the cloud owners be allowed to keep them? In what form? or Shouldn't they? I know

Nabeel,

Very good and valid point. I was as...

2009-02-18T23:15:00.000-05:00

Nabeel,

Very good and valid point. I was assuming that once we mention larger companies, the legal framework is in space.

But ... we all know GMail has a proper legal agreement, except when a court orders to release mail information (if anyone doesn't know about this, go and read your GMail terms and conditions). In that case, they are forced to release those information.
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How do we make sure that the owner of cloud hersel...

2009-02-18T22:53:00.000-05:00

How do we make sure that the owner of cloud herself does not misuse the stored data? It maybe true that reputed companies like Amazon have well-written policies saying that customer data will never be used for any purpose. But can we trust cloud providers for the confidentiality of the content? This goes with the statement "you cannot trust a software built by someone else".

This is why

Comments on <Eran_Chinthaka's_core_dump/>: Data Security in Public Clouds

Your point is well taken...sometimes we as compute...

Nabeel,Very good and valid point. I was as...

How do we make sure that the owner of cloud hersel...

Nabeel,

Very good and valid point. I was as...