Submission + - American Judge claims juristiction over data stored in other countries. (reuters.com)
sim2com writes: An American judge has just added another reason why foreign (non-American) companies should avoid using American Internet service companies? Foreign governments will not be happy having their legal jurisdiction trespassed by American courts that force American companies to turn over customers' data stored in their countries.
The question is... who has legal jurisdiction on data stored in a given country? The courts of that country or the courts of the nationality of the company who manages the data storage? This is a matter that has to be decided by International treaties... and while we're at it, let's try to establish an International cyber law enforcement system. In the meantime, I can see a lot of countries unhappy about this development.
The cloud is the future, and the future is now... IF we can all agree on legal jurisdiction over data storage across national borders.
The question is... who has legal jurisdiction on data stored in a given country? The courts of that country or the courts of the nationality of the company who manages the data storage? This is a matter that has to be decided by International treaties... and while we're at it, let's try to establish an International cyber law enforcement system. In the meantime, I can see a lot of countries unhappy about this development.
The cloud is the future, and the future is now... IF we can all agree on legal jurisdiction over data storage across national borders.
