Reviewing some clauses of cloud-based Google's Agreements in Brazil

Abstract

Given the complexity of cloud computing, and the multitude of stakeholders (individual users, private as well as public entities), consumers of cloud computing services, who are often in a much disadvantaged position, need to be assured that there is the least amount of uncertainty in the providerconsumer relationship. The intention here is to argue that legal entities, private or even public, under certain circumstances, can also belong to the category of consumer. As a case study, we look at some specific clauses of Google’s widely-used cloud-based Agreements in Brazil, and in particular, those clauses which pertain to Brazilian’s Consumer Protection Code.