23.03.2018 - 02:58 [ Techdirt ]

House Staples Extraterritorial Search Permissions Onto 2,232-Page Budget Bill; Passes It

Just as the Supreme Court is considering the legality of extraterritorial demands for communications held by US internet service providers in overseas data storage, Congress is doing all it can to short-circuit the debate. Tucked away towards the back of a 2,200-page spending bill is something called the „Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act“ or (of course) „CLOUD Act.“ (h/t Steve Vladeck)