Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Cloud Computing: An Overview William Voorsluys James Broberg Rajkumar Buyya 10
2 Cloud Computing Threatens User Freedom and Should Be Avoided Richard M. Stallman 20
3 Cloud Computing Has the Potential to Expand User Freedom Ryan Paul 29
4 Hacking Is a Significance Threat to Cloud Computing Rena Marie Pacella 34
5 Cloud Computing Could Minimize Security Threats: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Cyber Committee 40
6 A Cloud over Ownership Simson L. Garfinkel 47
7 Cloud Technology Will Create Jobs Sara Jerome 53
8 Cloud Computing Will Destroy Jobs Larry Dignan 57
9 Cloud Computing Could Lessen Computing's Environmental Impact Jack Newton 61
10 Cloud Computing Could Increase Computing's Environmental Impact Simon Munro 69
11 New Legislation Must Address Specific Issues of Cloud Computing Kurt Schiller 73
12 Too Much Legislation of Cloud Computing Could Stifle Innovation Julian Sanchez 81
13 Federal Policy Fosters Government Adoption of Secure Cloud Computing David McClure 86
14 Improvement Needed Before Government's Adoption of Cloud Computing Gregory C. Wilshusen 96
Organisations to Contact 108
Bibliography 114
Index 118
