cross-border data demands

June 15, 2018

HIGH TECH POLICY

CLOUD Act Forecast: Opportunity for Greater Transparency

Passage of the CLOUD Act in the U.S. and the subsequent dismissal of the “Ireland Warrant” litigation raises two important questions. First, does the law grant sweeping new powers to reach data stored abroad? The reality is that it does not because governments have long claimed such authority. Secon…