US, UK Activate Cross-Border Law Enforcement Data Agreement

A cross-border data access agreement for law enforcement agencies in the U.S., U.K. and Northern Ireland took effect Monday, DOJ said. Data transfers in criminal investigations are authorized under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (Cloud) Act, which Congress passed in 2018. The transfers will help the government “prevent, detect, investigate, and prosecute serious crime, including terrorism, transnational organized crime, and child exploitation,” DOJ said.