In a practice note, the society says: ‘There may be circumstances in which police or intelligence agencies at home or abroad can lawfully obtain access to your data via your cloud service provider…You should have regard to the possibility of lawful access by a foreign law enforcement or intelligence agency when selecting a cloud service, and select a provider who will offer appropriate contractual commitments and operational practices in relation to managing the risks of your data being subject to such lawful access.’ Source: Law Society
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