UK-US CLOUD Cross-Spying Act Removes Remaining Protections

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https://www.cnet.com/news/us-uk-sign-pact-to-share-electronic-evidence-in-criminal-cases/

The US and UK signed an agreement this week that will allow law
enforcement officials in both countries to demand tech companies in
the other's country to furnish electronic evidence for use in criminal
investigations. The agreement is the first approved under the
controversial CLOUD Act passed by Congress last year. From a report:
The agreement between the two counties "will dramatically speed up
investigations by removing legal barriers to timely and effective
collection of electronic evidence," the US Justice Department said in
a statement. The pact will allow investigators to gain access to data
on serious crimes such as terrorism, child sexual abuse and cybercrime
without encountering legal obstacles. "Only by addressing the problem
of timely access to electronic evidence of crime committed in one
country that is stored in another, can we hope to keep pace with 21st
Century threats," US Attorney General William Barr said. The CLOUD
Act, which stands for Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act,
updated the rules for criminal investigators who want to see emails,
documents and other communications stored on the internet. It also
lets the US enter into agreements to send information from US servers
to criminal investigators in other countries with limited case-by-case
review of requests.