U.S. cloud vendors risk losing European market due to data privacy disconnect

For the past year and beyond, a rising tide of concern within the European Parliament regarding its citizens' data privacy has put the U.S. on the defensive and American companies, particularly those selling cloud services, in a tight spot. EU companies and governments guard their customers' private data fiercely, but Patriot Act provisions make it possible for that data to be released to U.S. law enforcement despite EU regulations. And what the disconnect means is that U.S. cloud vendors are losing contracts, losing business, and losing traction in one of the most connected regions in the world. See this FierceTelecom story. Editor's Corner