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QUESTION(S): In your response posts, compare your thoughts with those of your peers.
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PEER POST # 1
After reading the “Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Global Digital Privacy Case”, I would like to discuss my position on achieving a balance between making data available for legal disputes and protecting private data by moving it out of a country’s jurisdiction.
This seems like a very complicated issue. Balancing the protection of individuals’ private data and the need to access it would be a tricky one, especially when multiple governments are involved. I think there needs to be a new process created for handling such scenarios. There are so many aspects to look at, not just private data. Ethical concerns are raised too. It’s important to establish the clear purpose of the need for the access. Why they need it, what they are looking to obtain, how they are going to use or distribute it. It’s also important to discuss the possible risks of going through this process. Will anyone else be able to access this who shouldn’t have access to it? I do believe that it is important to make the data available for legal disputes but in a controlled setting where there is minimal risk.
When dealing with multiple government agencies across countries, there are different values when taking privacy into consideration. There needs to be a trust and understanding established between all parties when creating policies and regulations for sharing this data.
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PEER POST # 2
For this scenario, I believe that internationally stored data should not be treated any differently from data stored domestically. I believe that companies should be required to share internationally stored data with law enforcement only in cases where criminal activity is suspected. A search warrant for the data must be approved by a judge to ensure compliance with privacy laws. Allowing companies to store data in countries without data-sharing requirements can lead to loopholes being exploited by malicious actors. This could lead to criminal activities and evidence going unnoticed. A healthy balance would be to allow companies to outsource their data storage as long as they are willing to cooperate with any legal disputes that require said data.
