As we detail in the subsequent sections (and especially in
Section 7), the new environment brings to the fore the role of many
regulatory agencies, at the local, national and even at the international
level. Many governments are becoming increasingly interested in
cloud computing [17], and some of them are proactively working with
many of the major players today in order to develop standards and
sensible regulation that do not stifle innovation but at the same time
ensure privacy of information and the security of data