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The CLOUD Act was just signed into law: Here's what you need to know
The CLOUD Act was just signed into law: Here’s what you need to know
https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/cloud-act-what-you-should-know/
Tucked discreetly amid the 2,232-page government spending bill is a small provision that promises catastrophic consequences. Known as the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data), this legislature reverses any incremental progress governments have taken toward global privacy over the last few years.
Passed without any votes, public hearings, or even a single discussion, this act single-handedly reshapes the world’s privacy regulations—and not for the better.
Under the CLOUD Act, the U.S. government (as well as governments abroad) are given more freedom to collect, store, and use your private information against you.
The bill changes data collection in two ways: First, it gives authorities (law enforcement, immigration, local police, etc.) more freedom to access a person’s private data regardless of where they’re from or where they live. Second, it grants the U.S. President the ability to set up ‘‘Executive Agreements’ with over governmental bodies, giving both parties the opportunity to access the other’s data without having to adhere to said country’s privacy laws.
https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/cloud-act-what-you-should-know/
Tucked discreetly amid the 2,232-page government spending bill is a small provision that promises catastrophic consequences. Known as the CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data), this legislature reverses any incremental progress governments have taken toward global privacy over the last few years.
Passed without any votes, public hearings, or even a single discussion, this act single-handedly reshapes the world’s privacy regulations—and not for the better.
Under the CLOUD Act, the U.S. government (as well as governments abroad) are given more freedom to collect, store, and use your private information against you.
The bill changes data collection in two ways: First, it gives authorities (law enforcement, immigration, local police, etc.) more freedom to access a person’s private data regardless of where they’re from or where they live. Second, it grants the U.S. President the ability to set up ‘‘Executive Agreements’ with over governmental bodies, giving both parties the opportunity to access the other’s data without having to adhere to said country’s privacy laws.
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