Speaker Name(s): Scott Houston - Inter Grid
Description: Technology and Privacy Forum - Office of the Privacy Commissioner Scott explains how cloud computing works, and opens a discussion about its impact on privacy The 'cloud' The cloud is the Internet and cloud computing is accessible everywhere, always on and always available, becomming part of a growing world of ubiquitous and pervasive computing. With cloud computing the tasks done, say by our familiar desktop PCs, are replaced by computing services we access over the Internet. All we need to do is send the data... But what if this data includes personal information, where does this information go? Who stores this information, do others have access, and where does control reside? Scott Houston's 30 minute presentation will include What is Cloud Computing? Where/who do we get cloud computing from? What are the implications for New Zealand? What are the trends for the future? Where does our data go? Should we care? Scott's presentation will be followed by a discussion about cloud computing and privacy.