Responding to a potential agreement that would empower British law enforcement with broad access to data held by U.S. technology companies, nine organizations sent a letter of opposition to the U.S. Department of Justice, The Intercept reports. The potential agreement is reported to stem from the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act, which was signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in March. Signatories to the letter include the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Access Now, Demand Progress, Fight for the Future, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Government Accountability Project, Restore the Fourth, and the World Privacy Forum.
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