Privacy and legal issues in cloud computing
Privacy and legal issues in cloud computing
Edited by Anne S.Y. Cheung and Rolf H. Weber
- Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, c2015.
- xxx, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
- Elgar law, technology and society .
"This edited volume began life in an academic conference entitled "Up in the cloud : legal and privacy challenges in cloud computing" held by HTe Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in July 2013"-- Preface, page xiv.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach, this study examines emerging and innovative attempts to tackle privacy and legal issues in cloud computing such as personal data privacy, security and intellectual property protection. An international team of legal scholars, computer science researchers, regulators and practitioners present original and critical responses to the growing challenges posed by cloud computing. They analyse the specific legal implications pertaining to jurisdiction, biomedical practice and information ownership, as well as issues of regulatory control, competition and cross-border regulation. Law academics, practitioners and regulators will find this book to be a valuable, practical and accessible resource, as will computer science scholars interested in cloud computing issues.
9781786436559 1786436558
COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy
COMPUTERS / Computer Science
COMPUTERS / Data Processing
COMPUTERS / Hardware / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
Cloud computing--Law and legislation --Congresses
004.6782 PR IV
"This edited volume began life in an academic conference entitled "Up in the cloud : legal and privacy challenges in cloud computing" held by HTe Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in July 2013"-- Preface, page xiv.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach, this study examines emerging and innovative attempts to tackle privacy and legal issues in cloud computing such as personal data privacy, security and intellectual property protection. An international team of legal scholars, computer science researchers, regulators and practitioners present original and critical responses to the growing challenges posed by cloud computing. They analyse the specific legal implications pertaining to jurisdiction, biomedical practice and information ownership, as well as issues of regulatory control, competition and cross-border regulation. Law academics, practitioners and regulators will find this book to be a valuable, practical and accessible resource, as will computer science scholars interested in cloud computing issues.
9781786436559 1786436558
COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy
COMPUTERS / Computer Science
COMPUTERS / Data Processing
COMPUTERS / Hardware / General
COMPUTERS / Information Technology
Cloud computing--Law and legislation --Congresses
004.6782 PR IV