How compatible is the US ‘CLOUD Act’ with cloud computing? A brief analysis
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How compatible is the US ‘CLOUD Act’ with cloud computing? A brief analysis

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act is a response to the challenges the USA and foreign law enforcement authorities have been facing in their efforts to access electronic evidence stored beyond their territorial jurisdictions.

My article published in International Data Privacy Law, analyses the CLOUD Act focusing on the adequacy of privacy protections, potential conflicts of law, the problems with bypassing mutual legal assistance systems, and the global implications of the Act. The article is available here https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipz009