The CLOUD Act is a United States federal law enacted in 2018 which amends the Stored Communications Act (SCA) of 1986 to allow federal law enforcement to compel US-based technology companies via warrant or subpoena to provide requested data stored on servers regardless of whether the data are stored in the US or on foreign soil.
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The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act
Country of origin: United States
Resource status: enacted