It is related. Even though you are hosting data in Canada, the US government may still have access to the data via Amazon (because it is a U.S. based company) d

It is related. Even though you are hosting data in Canada, the US government may still have access to the data via Amazon (because it is a U.S. based company) depending on the outcome of that case. Canadian companies are not required to keep data in Canada - http://blog.privacylawyer.ca/2011/04/cloud-computing-and-privacy-faq.html http://blog.privacylawyer.ca/2011/04/cloud-computing-and-pri...