If you’ve never heard of the US Cloud Act, then you’re not alone. I had no idea there was such a thing until I watched a new video about how the EU is rapidly moving away from US based software such as Google and Microsoft.

The reason?

Because the US Cloud Act requires all US corporations to hand over their data no matter where that data comes from or who it’s from. And that’s not just in theory. The proof of how dangerous the Cloud Act is to every other nation on earth was hammered home recently when Microsoft was forced to hand over unredacted data coming from Dutch civil servants using Windows software.

If this can happen in the EU, which is noted for its strong privacy regulations, then how safe is Australian data?

As an Australian, I am appalled by this latest proof of how dangerous the US can be when it’s being run by a group of people with no moral boundaries and no respect for the rights of others. A ‘friend’ who steals your lunch money or beats you up in the playground is not a friend, he’s an enemy.

If you want to see what the EU is doing about the Cloud Act, please watch the video below:

None of us can know everything that happens in the world, especially now when our world is in such a state of transition. But that’s no excuse to deliberately ignore what’s going on because burying our heads in the sand won’t save us when the hunters come.

Meeks