Why the CLOUD Act is Good for Privacy and Human Rights

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Peter Swire <peter () peterswire net>
> Date: March 14, 2018 at 12:59:17 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Why the CLOUD Act is Good for Privacy and Human Rights
>
> Hello Dave:
>  
> There is a fast-moving debate in Congress about the CLOUD Act, governing rules when foreign governments seek content 
> from US service providers in criminal investigations.
>  
> Today, Jen Daskal and I posted on Lawfare, “Why the CLOUD Act is Good for Privacy and Human Rights”:
> “A dozen privacy and human rights groups have opposed the bipartisan CLOUD Act regulating cross-border data access, 
> claiming that it will erode basic liberties. They describe the bill as helping “empower” foreign governments to 
> commit human rights abuses; endangering constitutional rights; and even, in an email sent to the Hill this week, 
> undercutting LGBT rights around the world.
>
> We respectfully disagree. Contrary to these claims, the bill would improve privacy and civil liberties protections 
> compared to a world without such legislation.
>
> <snip>
>
> In short, to protect privacy and human rights, the wisest course is to promptly approve the CLOUD Act. It is 
> sometimes painful but true: Let not the perfect be the enemy of the good.”
>
> Best,
>
> Peter
>
>  
>  
> Professor Peter Swire
> Holder Professor of Law and Ethics
> Scheller College of Business
> Georgia Institute of Technology
>  
> Senior Counsel
> Alston & Bird, LLC
>  
> Ph: (240) 994-4142
> Web: www.peterswire.net
>  



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