A Comprehensive Review on Ethical Considerations in Cloud Computing-Privacy, Data Sovereignty and Compliance

Abstract

The way by which computing power and data storage are accessed has become dramatically changed through cloud computing, which is internet-based services made available on a need basis. Among the benefits come the new ethical issues that are related to privacy, data jurisdiction, and compliance obligations. The data of a customer becomes vulnerable when it is stored and processed off-site on a remote server, as impeding risks can arise from unauthorized access and secondary use of data without the customers’ allowance. The jurisdictional authority over the data positioned globally and housed in numerous data centers is a big question to answer from the sovereignty perspective since a conflict of laws arises when they have to deal with privacy and government surveillance. In addition, how regulatory compliance is shared between cloud provider and user is complex and may end up confusing the two parties as different standards of security and privacy are most important. The following review draws out the significant problems, specific solutions, effects, and the scope of these ethical matters in cloud computing. It tackles privacy protections, location-based data sovereignty remedies, and the allocating burdens of compliance between the providing end and the customer clearly. Cloud computing can be adopted ethically by applying a proactive approach to the emerging ethical issues related to remote storage, access, and geography which it may hold.