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CLOUD Act

The CLOUD Act and its Impact on Cross-Border Access to the Contents of Communications

March 25, 2018 By Peter Swire

On Friday morning, March 23, President Trump signed the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law, including the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, and in doing so established a sea change in the rules for cross-border government access to the contents of electronic communications. The CLOUD Act consists of three core components: […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: CLOUD Act, Cross-border

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