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US renews Patriot Act despite surveillance concerns

...The US Congress has approved a four-year extension of the Patriot Act despite warnings from senators that the Justice Department has twisted the... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Declan McCullagh
USA <endeca_term>PATRIOT Act</endeca_term>: The Myth of a Secure European Cloud

USA PATRIOT Act: The Myth of a Secure European Cloud

...European cloud. View this ZDNet Webcast to discover the effect the USA PATRIOT Act has on businesses, educational institutions, citizens and governments outside the United... Read more

13 June, 2011

Microsoft cloud meets EU data protection standards

...McGibbon adds. McGibbon says the new trust services are "orthogonal" to the Patriot Act that enables US government services to access data. The Patriot Act... Read more

14 December, 2011

Learn Windows Azure free on December 13

...where their data may be accessed by the US government under the Patriot Act. Azure currently uses six data centres. Two of those are in... Read more

12 December, 2011

Understanding the laws of the land

...that you face if data is held in the US, where the Patriot Act allows gives law enforcement great freedom to ‘explore’ your data... Read more

25 August, 2011

Do you know where your data is stored?

...phenomenon for which they can offer little reassurance: the US Government's Patriot Act. When a provider sets up a datacentre and rents out the... Read more

10 August, 2011

It's 1 am - do you know where your data is?

...there's no way of knowing. That's because the US's PATRIOT Act means the US government can access and copy your data, without... Read more

13 July, 2011

First Take: Office 365

Microsoft's cloud productivity suite has finally launched, with tools for small, medium and large businesses. With more... Read more

30 June, 2011
Why firms will take a shine to Chromebooks

Why firms will take a shine to Chromebooks

...have to make my data available to the US government under the Patriot Act. You've stated that everything stored on the Chromebook is encrypted... Read more

22 May, 2011 by Mary Branscombe

US legal expert to advise Wikileaks defence

...said the statement. The order was granted under provisions of the US Patriot Act, which was designed as anti-terrorist legislation. Wikileaks said that other... Read more

15 February, 2011

Cloud computing: What you should and shouldn't be worried about

...Europe and the US have the potential to cause problems. The US Patriot Act, for example, allows US government officials to seize data from US... Read more

3 February, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Rackspace moves cloud data to the UK

...somewhere else within the EU, it falls under US legislation, including the Patriot Act, which gives the US government wide-ranging powers over your data... Read more

24 January, 2011

Rackspace UK cloud aims to allay data concerns

...s failure, and whether it could be released as part of the Patriot Act, to which Rackspace would be subject as a US-based company... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Tim Ferguson

Verizon Business: UK cloud service due mid-2011

...a company, some have issues with things like safe harbour or the Patriot Act, so they feel much more comfortable with those resources residing outside... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Jack Clark
Intuit GoPayment Credit Card Terminal 4.7.0

Intuit GoPayment Credit Card Terminal 4.7.0

...FDIC. See the cardholder agreement for details. Obtaining Your Card: The USA PATRIOT Act is a federal law that requires all financial institutions to obtain... Read more

26 May, 2012

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