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Do the droplets in the London region also fall under the British Digital Protection Act?

Posted on July 15, 2014

Businesses in the UK are required to adhere to the British Digital Protection Act.

The business I am working with requires that the data being stored on it’s clients is also kept in the UK region, so the LON1 droplet is the way to go, but does this mean that it will also comply with British laws, including the Digital Protection Act?



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