23 May 13: US clarifies application of US-EU Data Safe Harbour to cloud computing – The US Department of Commerce has confirmed that the framework applies to cloud computing, but service providers remain obliged to enter into contracts with EU data controllers

14 Dec 12: German Federal Council requests revisions to the EC’s cloud computing strategy - The German Federal Council has claimed that EC’s cloud computing strategy does not deal adequately with several issues unique to cloud computing (Hunton & Williams)

30 Nov 12: Europe seeks to grow cloud computing - The European Commission has issued a Communication seeking to “unleash the potential of cloud computing in Europe”, but sceptical commentators suggest it will retard, not accelerate, adoption (Morrison & Foerster)