A position paper on data sovereignty: the importance of geolocating data in the cloud
Zachary N. J. Peterson, Mark A. Gondree, Robert Beverly · 2011
In this paper we define the problem and scope of data sovereignty – the coupling of stored data authenticity and geographical location in the cloud. Establishing sovereignty is an especially important concern amid le-gal and policy constraints when data and resources are virtualized and widely distributed. We identify the key challenges that need to be solved to achieve an effective and un-cheatable solution as well as propose an initial technique for data sovereignty. 1