Legal Implications Of Cloud Technology

Dr. Claude Micallef-Grimaud recently spoke on behalf of Microsoft Corporation ('Microsoft') at a half-day public seminar organised by the Malta IT Law Association (MITLA) on the topic of 'trust in cloud technology'. The event took place on 12th December 2016 at SmartCity Malta (SCM). Throughout his presentation, Dr. Micallef-Grimaud used Microsoft itself as a case-study to analyze what certain cloud service providers do to earn public trust in modern technology like 'the cloud'. The main point that he raised was that if people don't trust new technology, they simply won't use it and if that happens, innovation will grind to a halt and technological advancement will suffer.

In his talk, Dr. Micallef-Grimaud also discussed the various legal obligations on data controllers in terms of applicable data protection legislation (particularly under the current Maltese Data Protection Act – Chapter 440 of the Laws of Malta) focusing on the 'adequate level of