With the ever-increasing use of the cloud by more and more businesses, there is good reason to be concerned about legal risks, which are an inherent part of the cloud. The term “cloud” may be relatively new, but the concept of remote computing started more than 60 years ago, when Dartmouth University first launched “time-sharing.” The remote computing risks have not abated. In fact, the risks have increased with the Internet, as cloud systems are found in countries around the globe.
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The Cloud's Threatening Legal Storm
Posted by: Peter S. Vogel May 8, 2015 11:17 AMWith the ever-increasing use of the cloud by more and more businesses, there is good reason to be concerned about legal risks, which are an inherent part of the cloud. The term “cloud” may be relatively new, but the concept of remote computing started more than 60 years ago, when Dartmouth University first launched “time-sharing.” The remote computing risks have not abated. In fact, the risks have increased with the Internet, as cloud systems are found in countries around the globe.