Activities of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2013/2063(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that notwithstanding the potential and benefits of ‘cloud computing’ for businesses, citizens and the public sector, mainly in terms of cost reduction, it entails significant risks and challenges, particularly for fundamental rights and for fundamental rights, specific risks for privacy and data protection which require scrutiny and appropriate safeguards; it also entails significant risks by increasing impact in case of disruptions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that EU data protection law fully applies to cloud computing services operating in the EU and thus must be fully respected; stresses that the opinion by the WP29 on Cloud Computing should be taken into account as it provides guidance for the application of the principles and rules in the EU data protection law in the cloud environment; taking into account the specificities of cloud computing services, calls on the WP29 to issue such an opinion when the amended EU data protection legislation is adopted in order to provide clarifications and further guidance; calls on the EDPS to identify possible gaps in the future EU data protection legislation with regard cloud computing in order to address them;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Especially with regard to cross-border traffic, particular attention should be given to US law, like the FISA Amendment Act, allowing US authorities to retrieve data from the cloud without judicial authorisation and allowing the surveillance of cloud data of non-US residents on a mass scale, constituting a clear threat to the privacy of EU citizens; calls for this issue to be addressed in EU legislation, the EU data protection legislation could, for instance, require prominent warnings to be made to data subjects before EU cloud data is exported to US jurisdiction, informing them that their data is exposed to surveillance by a third country's authorities; recalls that all companies directing services at EU citizens should comply with EU rules, regardless of the location from where they provide services and that EU data subjects should be able to enforce their rights;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. URegrets the Commission's approach in its communication whereby it fails to mention the risks and challenges attached to cloud computing and urges the Commission to put forward a more holistic communication on cloud computing, taking into account the interests of all stakeholders and containing at least the following:
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 a (new)
- measures to address the existing imbalance in the cloud services market between the service providers and most of the users of their services;