The CLOUD Act's Privacy Repercussions for Global Businesses

Just when the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, was about to go into effect, the United States Congress created Without any public hearings, review or public comment, Congress passed the legislation as part of the US$1.3 trillion government spending bill. The CLOUD Act changed the privacy provisions that were in effect under the 1986 Stored Communications Act.

Originally created to protect privacy in telephone records, the SCA has been used by Internet service providers to restrict access to Internet content in the U.S., except with the owner's permission.The CLOUD Act's Privacy Repercussions for Global Businesses

Needless to say, Internet privacy issues create headlines around the world every day. So the fact that the U.S. government would modify the SCA without public hearings, review or public comment has raised red flags for manyThe CLOUD Act's Privacy Repercussions for Global Businesses