Changes in the internet's architectural design affect the repartition of competences and responsibilities between service providers, content producers, users and network operators. This article outlines the dialectic between centralised and distributed architectures, institutions and practices, and how they mutually affect each other.
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Cloud computing is an inherently international matter, because it usually involves storage and processing of data in different locations. However, regulatory frameworks in non-EU contries do not always live up to European demands, i.e. concerning data protection. Looking at the EU cloud computing strategy, three political mechanisms can be identified through which the EU might try to promote regulatory changes beyond its borders.
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Regulation, Positive conditionality, Emulation, Legal adequacy, Data protection, Multi-stakeholderism, Digital Millennium Act, Cloud, Cloud strategy, Free trade agreements, Marco Civil da Internet, EU Data Protection Regulation, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), Notice and take down, Cloud services