Google Docs illegal in Norway

[Robert Slade <rmslade () shaw ca>]

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/23463/use-of-google-docs-is-illegal-in-norway/

This is of particular interest to me right at this moment, because I'm in a meeting, and one of our exec has mentioned 
our files directory.  Our site is hosted by Google, and our files are, of course, on Google Docs.  ( www.ismsug.org , 
in case anyone is interested.)

However, I've got to say that the only thing that surprises me about "Inspectorate states that the EU-US Safe Harbor 
agreement does not adequately guarantee data protection in the face of the US Patriot Act. The Patriot Act gives the US 
government the right and ability to demand personal data on any person anywhere in the world if that data is held 
anywhere in the world by a US company - such as Google" is that it has taken so long for someone to object.  My home 
province passed legislation a few years back stating that no American company, or company that stores data in the US, 
can bid on medical info systems.  For exactly this reason.


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