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This is the sixth volume in Palgrave Studies in Digital Business and
Enabling Technologies, a series that aims to contribute to multi-disciplinary
research on digital business and enabling technologies in Europe. Cloud
computing is the computing paradigm of choice for next generation applications and is a fundamental building block in social media and the
Internet of Things, amongst others. Much of the innovation we associate
with digital transformation and the socio-economic benefits of a ‘Digital
Society’ are built on cloud computing and the exchange of data between
various actors and systems in this ecosystem. Despite the massive opportunity in cloud computing, in terms of employment and GDP, Europe lags
other major markets, both in cloud provision and adoption. This book
focuses one of the most significant barriers to cloud computing adoption,
trust and privacy.
Cloud computing is a rapidly evolving borderless technology, a product
of advances in information and communications technology and globalisation. Consequently, it poses unique opportunities and challenges.
Academics, industry, and policymakers alike have proposed a wide array of
solutions for addressing legally certain secure and privacy-aware cloud
computing while at the same time allowing firms fair use of data to remain
competitive. Academic interest in and exploration of trust and privacy in
the context of cloud computing has expanded rapidly over the last two
decades. This book aims to provide an overview of progress in the field to
date paying attention to key areas that are likely to be of interest to the
cloud computing industry as well as trust and privacy experts and researchers. It is designed to be useful to students, researchers and practitioners
Preface