The description in this article bears virtually no relationship to the language in the actual bill, which is unsurprising given the source (FFTF). The ACLU's warning makes far more sense, and if something about the CLOUD act is going to be on the front page, it should be their article: https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/internet-privac...
From that article; "The bill starts by giving the executive branch dramatically more power than it has today. It would allow Attorney General Sessions to enter into agreements with foreign governments that bypass current law, without any approval from Congress. Under these agreements, foreign governments would be able to get emails and other electronic information without any additional scrutiny by a U.S. judge or of…
Re: Cloud Act – Improve law enforcement access to data stored across borders
#51Bruce Schneier put it best: "It is insufficient to protect ourselves with laws; we need to protect ourselves with mathematics." It's become very clear that we can't trust these people with our privacy - we need technological solutions that don't give them the option.