Red Hat is the largest Open Source company in the world. They registered impressive revenues of over $1.53 billion (yes, that’s a ‘b’) in 2014.
Combine that with ownCloud, a company that originated with Germany and came out with one of the most important solutions in the age of cloud – ownCloud. A modern file sync and share solution which gives customers complete control over their cloud, eliminating 3rd parties which may compromise privacy and security.
The recent agreement between the US and the EU is the third attempt to secure the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, does not see the new regulatory attempt as a satisfactory solution.
In a position paper, Germany’s top data protection officials outline how they envision sovereign clouds. Their demands are welcome, but do not go far enough, laments Holger Dyroff, Co-Founder and COO of ownCloud.
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) might be exhausting, but it is a success story. The European Commission should use the fifth anniversary of the GDPR to reconsider “Privacy Shield 2.0”, opines Holger Dyroff, Co-Founder and COO of ownCloud.