Topic: Data localisation
Microsoft to roll out EU data localisation in the new year
Microsoft will start a phased rollout of its ‘EU Data Boundary’ from 1 January to public sector and commercial customers.
15 December 2022
Industry launches renewed attack on proposed EU cloud rules
A consortium of industry bodies has urged EU authorities to reconsider new rules for the procurement of cloud services, warning that the measures could conflict with international agreements and Brussels’ own rules.
01 December 2022
Vietnam passes new data localisation rules
Vietnam has introduced new guidance for its cybersecurity law, bringing into force extensive new data localisation measures.
22 August 2022
Sanctions breed uncertainty for data
With new waves of sanctions coming thick and fast from Western governments, data and cloud providers are working under the fog of war.
08 March 2022
Tech companies fear India’s data framework could harm business
International associations representing major global tech companies have expressed concerns over provisions in India’s draft data protection law relating to data localisation and the inclusion of non-personal data, citing concerns that these could hinder innovation and foreign investment.
03 March 2022
German lawsuit takes on the CLOUD Act
A court battle is underway in the German state of Hesse to determine the legality of the Cookiebot service, after the most recent appeal saw an emergency injunction against its use annulled.
09 February 2022
New Data Act would extend GDPR to non-personal data
Many of the protections applied to personal data under the GDPR will soon be expanded to non-personal data in a landmark legislative proposal put forward by the European Commission.
04 February 2022
Latest BIPA action targets AWS
Amazon Web Services faces a class action lawsuit in its capacity as a cloud provider, with plaintiffs alleging it breached the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by storing facial scans on behalf of a video game company.
01 November 2021
US FCC pulls telecoms licence over surveillance concerns
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered China Telecom to close its US business within 60 days, citing concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could use the state-owned company to access confidential data – and signalling that other companies will soon be in the firing line.
27 October 2021
California law enforcer sued for out-of-state data transfers
A lawsuit against the Marin County Sheriff’s Office shows the extent to which law enforcers disseminate licence plate data, revealing that one department shared such information with more than 600 other agencies.
18 October 2021