[LINK] Look to the clouds not the slates

[Jan Whitaker]

At 03:10 PM 19/12/2010, Steven Clark wrote:

>The major concern I see is the security and privacy of these
>arrangements. Many educators handle (and generate) records with
>sensitive contents: student records, research data, administrative
>materials, papers-in-progress, etc. APRAs warning hold for almost any
>organisation. Loss of data is bad. Data leakage is also bad. But so is
>loss of access to/availability of your data.

Absolutely. For reference, the APF has prepared a policy sheet on this:
http://www.privacy.org.au/Papers/CloudComp-0911.html
I know a bit more on this front that is worrisome, but can't find it 
on the APF website just yet. Have put in an email to Roger to ask if 
it's ready for public view yet.


>And this connects with your point above about location in Australia:
>being subject to the laws of the same jurisdiction offer familiarity,
>reach-ability, and comprehensibility to all parties. The legal
>frameworks are likely to be more familiar, the other parties can be
>'reached' if litigation or ADR are required, and the whole scheme is
>likely to be more comprehensible to the parties - leaving them 'just'
>the actual shape of the scheme to nut out :D

When a colleague and I spoke with a rep from Microsoft's HealthVault 
a couple years ago in the early stages of the ehealth record, we made 
that very point and were assured by MS and government reps that the 
data would stay in country. Times and people change, however, so this 
is one to keep an eye on.

Jan


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