Re: Google Docs illegal in Norway

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

Funny you should mention that:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/london/european-commission-8216in-denial-over-patriot-act-loophole/2556

- ferg


On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Robert Slade <rmslade () shaw ca> wrote:

> http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/23463/use-of-google-docs-is-illegal-in-norway/
>
> This is of particular interest to me right at this moment, because I'm in a meeting, and one of our exec has 
> mentioned our files directory.  Our site is hosted by Google, and our files are, of course, on Google Docs.  ( 
> www.ismsug.org , in case anyone is interested.)
>
> However, I've got to say that the only thing that surprises me about "Inspectorate states that the EU-US Safe Harbor 
> agreement does not adequately guarantee data protection in the face of the US Patriot Act. The Patriot Act gives the 
> US government the right and ability to demand personal data on any person anywhere in the world if that data is held 
> anywhere in the world by a US company - such as Google" is that it has taken so long for someone to object.  My home 
> province passed legislation a few years back stating that no American company, or company that stores data in the US, 
> can bid on medical info systems.  For exactly this reason.

-- 
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 fergdawgster(at)gmail.com
_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.