Data Centres and Privacy

Data centres are going to hold vast amounts of personal information. They are going to connect that information together, particularly if they are carrying out big data analysis. This could have significance problems for the person whose data is connected. Therefore it is essential that data centres address the protection of personal information and develop policies and process for data protection. In 2014 a new ISO standard, ISO27018

Tasks

Question: What is privacy? Give a brief overview of thoughts on the nature of privacy in the ICT context. What are the privacy issues for data centres? What type of personal information will they hold?What are the challenges and what should data centres be expected to do?Introduce and overview ISO27018. How will it meet the requirements for privacy in data centres?Suggest guidelines for its implementation.