Office 365 v. Google Apps: A Data Protection Perspective Comparison
Vol.6,No.11(2015)
This article analyses the provision of software as aservice in terms of data protection. The author discusses possible roles of a client and a provider of software as aservice in terms of protection of personal data, summarizes the requirements on contents of the contract between the client as a controller and the provider as aprocessor of personal data and compares the contracts for Google Apps for Work and Microsoft Office 365 in the light of these requirements. As aconclusion are provided considerations de lege ferenda and critical evaluation of the prepared amendment to the European data protection regulation in the context of cloud computing.
software-as-a-service; SaaS; cloud; data protection; contract; Google Apps; Office 365
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