US, UK sign first-ever deal to access data from tech companies like Facebook and Google

  • 📰 CNBC
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 72%

Sverige Nyheter Nyheter

Sverige Senaste nytt,Sverige Rubriker

The U.S. and the U.K. have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that will allow law enforcement agencies in the countries to access data from tech companies more quickly in criminal investigations.

for evidence in cases related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and other serious crimes. U.S. officials will also be able to receive access to British communication service providers.

Currently, authorities must go through government agencies to access such evidence from companies, which the officials said can take "years.

The agreement will go into force once approved by lawmakers in the U.S. and U.K. It was reached as part of the CLOUD Act, a law enacted in 2018 that allows the U.S. to enter bilateral agreements with other countries to access electronic data stored overseas. The new agreement will not, however, prevent tech companies from encrypting data on their platforms. End-to-end encryption, which already exists in some apps like WhatsApp and Signal, means that only users sending and receiving messages can see them.

 

Tack för din kommentar. Din kommentar kommer att publiceras efter att ha granskats.

Is Mark Zuckerberg in on this? Not the color of your skin, but the content of your character!

[....”2019”?👇

👁️Discover👁️ the Lessons📖 most people👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 probably don't know can be learned from the life of 💑Adam and Eve💑. It's Inspiring and uplifting. My FirstChristianBook📕 I Cherish your support

Vi har sammanfattat den här nyheten så att du kan läsa den snabbt. Om du är intresserad av nyheterna kan du läsa hela texten här. Läs mer:

 /  🏆 12. in SE

Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker