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    International agreements: U.S.-UK Data Agreement

    The U.S. and UK governments have negotiated an agreement enabling their law enforcement agencies to request digital evidence across their borders more easily while guaranteeing the legal standards that protect the legal rights of their citizens. We urge governments around the world to engage with each other to request data stored across borders while ensuring protections of people’s rights over their data.

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    Feb 25, 2016 | Brad Smith | U.S.-UK Data Agreement

    Congress must update our outdated privacy laws

    Today I appeared as a witness before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Hearing on “International Conflicts of Law and their Implications for Cross Border Data Requests by Law Enforcement.”

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    Written testimony of Microsoft President Brad Smith to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee

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