Computer Sweden writes about the new CLOUD Act and Matz Karlsson, CEO of Storegate, gives his comments. In the shadow of the GDPR, a new law has been passed that could have major implications for cloud usage worldwide. It means that US cloud providers will be forced to disclose data to US authorities regardless of where it is stored.
TheCloud Act is a new law that requires US authorities to have access even to data stored abroad - and that US providers cannot refuse to disclose such data.
The new law came into force as recently as 23 March.
- This is about business-critical information being exposed to foreign legislation if it is stored on foreign cloud services, even if the storage itself takes place within EU borders," says Matz Karlsson, CEO of the Swedish cloud provider Storegate.
The same applies to public authorities, which often work with classified information.
In Europe, this major change in the way data is handled has flown under the radar. Here, governments and businesses are focused on another major change in the law that in many ways goes in the opposite direction to the Cloud Act, namely the GDPR, which strengthens the data protection of private individuals vis-à-vis businesses and governments. Read more on Computer Sweden's website.
