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Tom Tiffany: “We would benefit by amending the Cloud act to make sure that…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Congressman Tom Tiffany Questions Cloud Act's Impact on Civil Rights and Cybersecurity

Published | Video Starts at 03:08

And if countries like the UK can force our providers to disarm by removing encryption protection, then we're more vulnerable to that kind of surveillance and that kind of attack. So you're saying that We would benefit by amending the Cloud act to make sure that it's not abused by the UK, but perhaps other countries also. Is that what you're saying? Yeah. Think of it, Think of it. Think of the Cloud act requirements in three buckets. There's the criteria that the country's laws and practices must meet. (03:08–03:19)

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Suggests that amending the Cloud Act could prevent abuse by the UK and other countries.

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