New Bill That Would Give Foreign Governments a Fast Track to Access Data

1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgNew Bill That Would Give Foreign Governments a Fast Track to Access Data - Just Securityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5sUiOtrYYA"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/53705/bill-give-foreign-governments-fast-track-access-data/">New Bill That Would Give Foreign Governments a Fast Track to Access Data</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/53705/bill-give-foreign-governments-fast-track-access-data/embed/#?secret=5sUiOtrYYA" width="600" height="338" title="“New Bill That Would Give Foreign Governments a Fast Track to Access Data” — Just Security" data-secret="5sUiOtrYYA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GettyImages-604210954-e1520945277775.jpg?fit=3000%2C1357&ssl=130001357Increasingly, foreign governments have complained that the MLAT process in the U.S. is slow and that it allows the U.S. Government as a gatekeeper of electronic data. The CLOUD Act seeks to resolve those concerns about the MLAT process. But in reality, the bill would eliminate important privacy and human rights protections and undermine congressional authority in the process.