PRISM harming US cloud providers' business abroad as contracts cancelled [View all]

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Leaks by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden about the US spy program PRISM has damaged international business opportunities for US cloud providers and could have an even bigger impact in the future, according to a new survey.

According to the results of a survey by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) of around 500 of its 48,000 members, the harm caused by revelations of the US spy program has already had an impact. The CSA's corporate membership includes most large US software, cloud and security vendors and service providers.

Of the non-US organisations who participated, 10 percent claimed to have already cancelled a project that would have used a US-based cloud provider while 56 percent said they would be less likely to use a US cloud company in future.

A third of 220 US respondents also believed it is more difficult now to conduct business outside the US following Snowden's revelations. That said, however, 64 percent said it has had no impact.

http://www.zdnet.com/prism-harming-us-cloud-providers-business-abroad-as-contracts-cancelled-7000018589/