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What is the CLOUD Act?
The CLOUD Act is a US law from 2018. It lets US authorities demand data from tech companies, like Microsoft, even if that data is stored overseas. This means sensitive UK police data on Microsoft's cloud could potentially be accessed by the US government, which is a key concern in the story.
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