‘‘§ 2713. Required preservation and disclosure of communications and records
‘‘A provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service shall comply with the obligations of this chapter to preserve, backup, or disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication and any record or other information pertaining to a customer or subscriber within such provider’s possession, custody, or control, regardless of whether such communication, record, or other information is located within or outside of the United States.’’.
Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (Cloud) Act
The US government in 2018 passed a crucial amendment to the already existing Stored Communications Act from 1986. The amendment clarified that U.S. authorities could compel U.S. service providers to produce data they controlled even if the data resided outside of the U.S.
The act also created a framework by which certain foreign governments could request data from U.S. owned service providers subject to certain rules and safeguards.
