Another Try for the LEADS Act's Overseas Data Rules
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Thursday renewed his bid to clarify how the U.S. government can access electronic data stored abroad, reintroducing legislation that has the support of Microsoft Corp. as it fights a U.S. search warrant for information stored on an overseas server.
February 12, 2015 at 09:52 AM
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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Thursday renewed his bid to clarify how the U.S. government can access electronic data stored abroad, reintroducing legislation that has the support of Microsoft Corp. as it fights a U.S. search warrant for information stored on an overseas server.
The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act, which died in committee last year, wouldn't let U.S. authorities use a warrant to acquire data abroad unless the information sought belongs to a U.S. citizen. The legislation also would require a court to change or reject a warrant to an email or cloud-service provider if the court determines it violates a foreign country's laws.
The measure, an update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986, would “promote international comity and law enforcement cooperation,” Hatch said in remarks prepared for a technology conference in Washington. The decades-old statute dictates how the government can access individuals' electronic data.
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