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But really, your question touches on an intangible. The same questions could be asked of anyone storing data in any way - whether it's on an internal or external system. The bottom-line question then is one of trust and verification. I take the protection of my customer's data very seriously, and as my reach extends beyond North America, I will take every step required to comply with the laws of the land.

You are correct , this is the reasons businesses should have offsite backups. It isn't that internet based software-as-a-service is a bad idea, there are a great many positives. But the questions about data security have to be asked, and in your case answered well.

To some extent data security in the UK is becoming irrelevant as Her Majesty's Government routinely disperses our information to the four corners of cyberspace - but that is just me becoming cynical.

regards

Richard

Steve

Richard makes a good point. You might want to register with the information commisioners office. Its a requirement in the UK under the data protection act. It costs next to nothing but will demonstrate to your customers that you are in compliance.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

Kev

closed this thread as topic is also being covered on another thread

Kev