Letter to US Justice Department Concluding White House Should Not Let UK Demand Private Data in US

Richard W. Downing Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 CC: Peter A. Winn Acting Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer United States Department of Justice Dear Mr. Downing: The undersigned human rights and civil liberties organizations write to express our concerns about the prospect of the conclusion of an executive agreement under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (“CLOUD”) Act permitting the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to acquire, or obtain access to,…

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