Digital Evidence Across Borders and Engagement with Non-U.S. Authorities

The article discusses how the explosion of cloud services has made it challenging for governments to conduct law enforcement investigations due to data being stored outside their home borders. It mentions that countries have taken matters into their own hands, proposing laws mandating that important data about their citizens remain in-country and can be easily accessed when requested. The article also talks about the U.S. CLOUD Act, which aims to allow governments that protect their citizens' due process rights and civil liberties to get access to electronic content related to their citizens when conducting law enforcement investigations, wherever that data is stored. It further discusses how other countries like the UK and EU are also moving forward with proposals providing law enforcement agencies authority to obtain information related to their citizens across borders. The article concludes by stating Cloudflare's principles for handling requests from non-U.S. law enforcement authorities, including requiring due process, providing notice, protecting privacy and user rights, and being transparent.