TechnicalandLegalCriteriaforAssessingCloudTrustworthinessNIGELCORYAPRIL2024Globaldataandtechnologygovernancewillbechallengingwithoutcooperationoncloudtrustworthiness.Policymakersshouldavoidsimplisticassessmentsbasedonnationalityandinsteaddevelopmoreholisticassessmentsbasedonlegalandtechnicalcriteria.KEYTAKEAWAYSConcernsabouttrustingcloudserviceshaveexistedsincetheircreation,butrecentconcernsaboutgovernmentscompellingaccesstocloudfirms’dataandservicesareleadingtomisguidedknee-jerkreactionsbasedonnationality.Focusingsolelyonafirm’snationalitywithoutconsideringhowafirmoritshomecountrycontributestoordetractsfromcloudtrustworthinessdoeslittletoenhancecloudcybersecurityanddataprivacyandcreateanopenandcompetitivecloudmarket.Chinaloomsovercloudtrustworthinessassessments,butit’smuchbroader.G7andlike-mindedcountrieshaveamixedrecordwithpoliciesthatbothfracturethecloudandprovidethebasisforamorecooperativeapproachtocloudtrustworthiness.PolicymakersattheG7,OECD,andelsewhereshouldestablishtechnicalandlegalcriteriaforevaluatingcloudtrustworthinessratherthanrelyingonvaguenationalsecurityandintelligenceconcerns.Ifcountriestrusteachotherincontextssuchasdefense,intelligence,lawenforcement,andtrade,buttheydon’ttrusteachother’scloudfirms,thenhowaretheysupposedtoworktogether,andwiththirdcountries,onothertechissues?...
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