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Out of couriosity: Does the CLOUD act, FISA and whatever else also cover offshore subsidiaries? E.g. would a german Google GmbH still be subject to the CLOUD ac
by xg15 5y ago
Out of couriosity: Does the CLOUD act, FISA and whatever else also cover offshore subsidiaries? E.g. would a german Google GmbH still be subject to the CLOUD act if that legal entity has no relationship with the US?
On the one hand, I can't imagine US surveillance leaving open such a glaring hole, on the other hand I wonder what basis US law could apply to companies of non-US countries.
- floatingatoll 5y agoIn your scenario, is the theoretical Google GmbH a subsidiary of a US corporation?
- xg15 5y agoI don't know much about the legal details, but I imagine it would have to be. After all, the purpose of the company would be to offer Google services in Germany - so I imagine, it would either be a subsidiary or a de-facto shell company. Good point though, that sort of answers my question already.