Flying Instruments-Only: Navigating Legal and Security Issues from the Cloud

Although cloud computing is seen as a simple, low-cost alternative for storing, protecting, and providing access to important information, the legal and privacy concerns are largely being ignored. This talk addresses the following questions, among others: What legal risks are created when data is located "elsewhere"—and users don't know more than that? Can using cloud computing violate federal, state, or international data-privacy laws? Can everyone do everything right and still create unreasonable risks? Who is responsible if—or, more likely, when—something goes wrong? What precautions can be taken to solve these problems? And will that be enough?