A Framework for Enhancing Privacy Provision in Cloud Computing
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Abstract
Cloud computing is considered a new generation of technology that has offered many benefits such as flexibility, efficiency, reduction in IT cost and so on. However, the dependence on the cloud provider to process and manage the personal data leads to many privacy and confidentiality risks.. In this paper, we propose a framework that aims to evaluate if the cloud provider meets the privacy related issues. Moreover, this proposed framework helps the cloud provider to enhance the privacy provision level to increase the trust of customers on cloud provider services.
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