Tuesday 6 March 2012
PA ethics for cloud computing
The Pennsylvania Bar Association's Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility has published an ethics opinion (20 page pdf) on the use of cloud computing by attorneys. It discusses the risks and benefits of using cloud computing for storage of potentially sensitive information, with access both from computers and portable devices such as smart phones. The committee provides a long list of specific precautions and questions to ask in the development of an office’s data storage practices and discusses the risks and precautions necessary in the use of web-based email services. The PA opinion joins a growing body of ethics opinions and reports about the use of cloud computing in law firms, warning that care must be taken in choosing vendors as protective provisions granted to data can vary substantially.
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Presently I work for Dell and I think your blog on "PA ethics for cloud computing" is impressive. To add more to it, although there are certain legeal issues that may arise with the revolution of cloud services, it provides shared resources, software, and information to computers and other devices as a utility.
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