Thai law needs to catch up with the cloud 
By Nophakhun Limsamarnphun 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Cloud computing services have become a new requirement for the country’s digital economy in light of the “big data” era of information overload.

 

To facilitate e-commerce and e-payment services, Charoen Pokphand Group’s True and Ascend companies have, for example, turned to cloud services to store and manage the huge amount of data resulting from new digital businesses.

The Thai commerce ministry is also working closely with China’s Alibaba group to help small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) sell their products and services via Alibaba’s e-commerce and e-payment platforms, which are currently among the world’s largest.
This will be the new export channel to tap Chinese and other foreign consumers shopping online.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30301631

 

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So many laws are already in a dark cloud.

It's axiomatic, cloud storage needs no govt regs. It is the next adjustment hardware makes.

30 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

So many laws are already in a dark cloud.

While the heads of those who are supposed to enforce / administer them are either up their own arse or in the sand.

It's axiomatic, cloud storage needs no govt regs. It is the next adjustment hardware makes.

Depends on the "Cloud" & Data in question as a lot of countries (Egypt, Indonesia, China, Korea spring to mind) require personal customer Data to be hosted in-country so "Cloud Storage" it may be, but the Cloud in question is in-country.

UK/EU also has restrictions around DPA so whilst you can (with restrictions http://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2015/10/06/a-message-to-our-customers-about-eu-us-safe-harbor/#sm.0000lugpb4ofhfgyusp1dbbhngz0p) use US "Safe Harbor" to leverage Cloud storage that includes hosting the US, you cannot have the data on infrastructure hosted in India (as an example).

Thx for that clarification. TBS govts will want clear paradigms re legal access, however the industry push towards cloud storage is irrepressible.

1 hour ago, optad said:

Thx for that clarification. TBS govts will want clear paradigms re legal access, however the industry push towards cloud storage is irrepressible.

 

I think we will see a return of government into these legal matters - for a number of types of data, it makes perfect sense to require they be hosted on national territory.

The laws haven't kept up?  Neither have the politicians.  

3 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

While the heads of those who are supposed to enforce / administer them are either up their own arse or in the sand.

 

Their heads are in the clouds.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

This will be the new export channel to tap Chinese and other foreign consumers shopping online.

If using Alibaba’s e-commerce and e-payment platforms for cloud technology, it becomes a Chinese import, not a Thai export.

 

Cloud servers in Thailand are a complete joke. They are only good for Thailand, not outside Thailand.

Here is the answer on an email because one of my contacts could not reach his server when he was vistiing Singapore.

 

Hello,

For all Cloud Server have in Thailand only.

It's not have international connections.

Somchai Sangaimsuk

CEO CloudHost.in.th

Edited December 8, 20169 yr by FredNL

"Thai law needs to catch up with the cloud" 

Really? Already many have their heads in the cloud or up their ****!

3 hours ago, Srikcir said:

If using Alibaba’s e-commerce and e-payment platforms for cloud technology, it becomes a Chinese import, not a Thai export.

 

Getting into the sack with China and Alibaba and the 40 ?s

Do they have any idea what they are doing? How many millions of people in the country do not purchase anything online? My guess 50,000,000

7 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

While the heads of those who are supposed to enforce / administer them are either up their own arse or in the sand.

 

Most have their head in the sand like an ostrich.