Press release
“Cloud Computing: challenges and opportunities from the perspective of data protection” reunion
On the 4th of June 2014 the reunion “Cloud Computing: challenges and opportunities from the perspective of data protection” with the participation of the representatives of the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing and some companies activating in the field of cloud service providers took place.
Within this reunion the legal framework of the personal data processing within cloud computing was presented and the aspects concerning the applicable law for the international transfers in cloud, the relationship between the clients of the cloud computing services (data controllers), the providers of such services (data processors) and their subcontractors, as well as concerning the rights of data subjects whose data are being processed by the cloud services clients were approached.
Another topic was about the technical solutions and the security standards necessary in order to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data.