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De Filippi P. Cloud computing: analysing the trade-off between user comfort and autonomy . Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2013 [15 August 2026];2(2). Available from: https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/cloud-computing-analysing-trade-between-user-comfort-and-autonomy

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Internet Policy Review is an open access and peer-reviewed journal on internet regulation.

Scholars, regulators, journalists, activists, and other stakeholders publish in the journal in a variety of formats

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