TRAI Favours New, Strong Data Security Rules for the Cloud

The government should amend legal assistance

treaties signed with foreign countries to facilitate lawful interception of data available on cloud computers, telecom regulator TRAI recommended on Wednesday.

In its recommendation on framework for cloud services in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested the government to consider to enact an overarching and comprehensive data protection law covering all sectors for the cloud services.

The cloud computing services help a user access hardware and software without buying them. A user can store data by paying just access fee.

Email, social media, banking etc websites accessed by people using Internet is an example of cloud service where service of a company is used but all the data is saved remotely in a data centre.

The Department of Telecom on December 31 2012 had sought views of TRAI on framework for cloud computing covering aspects of security, quality of service, interoperability, incentives, legal framework etc.