As the CLOUD Act sneaks into the omnibus, big tech butts heads with privacy advocates

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By Taylor HatmakerMar 22, 2018, 8:06 pm247 pts
As the House advances a 2,232 page spending bill meant to avert a government shutdown, privacy advocates and big tech companies aren’t seeing eye to eye about a small piece of legislation tucked away on page 2,212. The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, a.k.a. the CLOUD Act (H.R.4943, S.2383) aims…

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