Q.370- FRAMED FROM THE HINDU -MAY 2018- Q.370 With reference to the CLOUD ACT, consider the following statements :

IAS 2019 PRELIMS- Q.370- FRAMED FROM THE HINDU -MAY 2018

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Q.370 With reference to the CLOUD ACT, consider the following statements :

1. It has been passed by the U.S. Congress very recently to make artificial rain by spraying clouds with substances like

Silver Iodide

2 US has enacted in 2018 by passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

A) Only  1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. B

Cloud act –

§      The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, passed by the U.S. Congress earlier

this year, seeks to de-monopolise control over data from U.S. authorities.

§      The law will for the first time allow tech companies to share data directly with certain

foreign governments. This, however, requires an executive agreement between the U.S. and the foreign

country certifying that the state has robust privacy protections, and respect for due process and the

rule of law.

§      Before this Cloud Act, an Indian officer investigating would have to raise a request for data

to the U.S. government where it is stored.

How CLOUD act impacts law enforcement in India :-

§      Timely access to electronic data for police is required to prevent, mitigate or prosecute even

a routine crime. With the enactment of the CLOUD Act, an Indian officer for the purposes of an

investigation will no longer have to make a request to the U.S. government but can approach the company

directly.