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Geographic-Specific Compliance Issues Different geopolitical entities such as the European Union (EU), Canada, and individual

states, such as California, have specific compliance requirements governing protection of

their citizens.

In the EU, protection of data privacy is considered paramount and violations can result in

criminal or civil penalties. The EU requires that entities protect the flow of data outside of

the borders of EU countries, and this can lead to organizations needing to establish data

protection programs and geographically isolated IT infrastructure.

Canadian and Californian laws aren't as strict as those of the EU; however, it is important

to understand that global organizations must adhere to a number of different compliance

requirements.

2/17/22, 6:10 PM Geographic-Specific Compliance Issues

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Something's Got to Give - Cloud Computing, as Applied to Lawyers

- Comparative Approach US and EU and Practical Proposals to

Overcome Differences

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/dam/course-

content/tgs/cca/cca-610/document/SomethingsGotToGive-

CloudComputingAsAppliedToLawyers_checked.pdf?ou=622270)

Microsoft, the USA PATRIOT Act, and European Cloud Computing

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/scor/uncurated/cca/2218-

cca610/learning-resource-list/microsoft--the-usa-patriot-act--and-

european-cloud-computing.html?ou=622270)

Foreign Clouds in the European Sky: How US Laws Affect the

Privacy of Europeans

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/scor/uncurated/cca/2218-

cca610/learning-resource-list/foreign-clouds-in-the-european-sky-

-how-us-laws-affect-the-priva.html?ou=622270)

Legal Issues Associated With Data Management in European

Clouds

(https://leocontent.umgc.edu/content/scor/uncurated/cca/2218-

cca610/learning-resource-list/legal-issues-associated-with-data-

management-in-european-clouds.html?ou=622270)

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