Eric Wenger

Passage of the Cloud Act in the U.S. coupled with the newly adopted E-evidence Regulation in the EU offer real hope for a not-too-distant future where the rules for cross-border data demands by governments are more rational, proportionate, predictable, and transparent. Unfortunately, the path forward towards this vision has been complicated by myths painting these developments as a massive expansion of governmental authorities. The reality is that neither the Cloud Act nor the E-evidence Regulation represent a grant of sweeping [...]