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h3. USA PATRIOT Act
The 2001 "USA PATRIOT Act":http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/content-detail.html provides the US government with the right to search/seize data held by any US company or its subsidiaries. It does not matter where the data is physically stored, if it is held by a US company (Microsoft, Apple, Google, DropBox, Amazon...) then the US government has a right to seize the data. However, in order to exercise this right it is necessary for the US government to obtain a court order - they can't just idly decide to grab your data.
The Act:
* 2001 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" (USA PATRIOT) Act ("Link":http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/content-detail.html).
The 2001 "USA PATRIOT Act":http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/content-detail.html provides the US government with the right to search/seize data held by any US company or its subsidiaries. It does not matter where the data is physically stored, if it is held by a US company (Microsoft, Apple, Google, DropBox, Amazon...) then the US government has a right to seize the data. However, in order to exercise this right it is necessary for the US government to obtain a court order - they can't just idly decide to grab your data.
The Act:
* 2001 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" (USA PATRIOT) Act ("Link":http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ56/content-detail.html).