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Why is CRT sticking a data center in a 17th-century French castle?
CRT Informatique is getting into the data hosting business in style by building a data center in a 378-year-old French castle. Read more…
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Hong Kong considering softening of new data storage rules
Hong Kong is considering softening new data storage rules amid concerns of conflict with confidentiality laws elsewhere. Read more…
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Data localization threatens digital economy growth: MAS chief
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Concerted moves by countries to force companies to store data locally poses a risk to the growth of the digital economy, Singapore’s central bank chief said on Monday. “We need more data Read more…
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Vietnam issues draft decree on stringent cybersecurity law
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Friday released a long-waited draft decree on guidelines to implement a cyber security law that global technology companies and rights groups have said could undermine development and stifle innovation. The Read more…
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GSMA calls for free-flowing data across APAC borders
The GSMA has put its weight behind the concept of letting data flow freely across borders with a new research report that claims governments in Asia-Pacific can expand the region’s digital economy and unlock further Read more…
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Myanmar urged to let data flow freely: workshop
Various speakers at a data privacy workshop in Myanmar urged the government to adopt cyber security policies that offer strong data protection for citizens but enable data to flow freely across borders. The workshop – Read more…
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Russian telcos want foreigners to help fund data storage law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian telecoms operators have proposed legislation that would oblige foreign Internet companies to share the financial burden of a new law on storing data in the country, a draft bill seen by Read more…
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US tech firms set up to fight India’s data storage rules
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US technology giants plan to intensify lobbying efforts against stringent Indian data localization requirements, which they say will undermine their growth ambitions in India, sources told Reuters. US trade groups, representing Read more…
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India suggests overseas payment firms store copies of data
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Foreign payment firms could keep copies of customer data in India while retaining offshore storage operations, the government said, as a way to resolve a row with MasterCard, Visa and American Read more…
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India govt says ‘critical’ personal data should be processed locally
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – All critical personal data on people in India should be processed within the country, a government panel said on Friday. The recommendation comes at a time when data breaches are becoming Read more…