DOJ White Paper Promises International Privacy Protections Under Cloud Act
The Cloud Act will deter international data localization trends that threaten global commerce and public safety, DOJ said in a white paper released Wednesday. Enacted in March 2018, the act (see 1806180052) allows bilateral agreements in which law enforcement can…
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request transfer of foreign-stored data. Foreign partners must have “robust” privacy and civil liberties protections to enter into agreements for purposes of fighting crime and terrorism, DOJ said. The agreement will make citizens in partner states “safer, while at the same time ensuring a high level of protection of those citizens’ rights,” DOJ said.