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Fears of US Cloud Act's grip over EU security data draws alarm from lawmakers

By Vesela Gladicheva* ( January 7, 2019, 19:14 GMT | Insight) -- A new US law requiring companies to comply with orders to provide US authorities with data stored outside the country attracted criticism from EU lawmakers today. A hearing of the European Parliament's civil-liberties committee heard concerns at the prospect of the so-called Cloud Act allowing US law-enforcement authorities to obtain sensitive information on EU systems about crimes, visa and asylum applications.A new US law requiring companies to comply with orders to provide US authorities with data stored outside the country attracted criticism from EU lawmakers today. ...

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