The data of millions of Canadians is stored on US servers from Microsoft, Google, Amazon or Airtable - at the same time, the so-called Patriot Act essentially allows US authorities to access all of this data. For this reason, data protection experts have long advised against storing personal data in US clouds. The Canadian province of Quebec also wants to prevent this from September 2023 through stricter data protection laws.
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The Patriot Act in conflict with data protection laws worldwide
The so-called Patriot Act is a federal law that has been in force in the United States since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It states that US federal agencies such as the NSA or CIA can access all data located in the USA without personal consent or a court order. The same applies to foreign subsidiaries and locations of American companies, which are obliged under the Patriot Act to grant access to their servers, even if local laws prohibit this.