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title: "Not an Ocean Away, Only a Moment Away: A Prosecutor's Primer for Obtaining Remotely Stored Data"
description: A guide to obtaining remotely stored data domestically and internationally, including the Stored Communications Act and the CLOUD Act.
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# [Not an Ocean Away, Only a Moment Away: A Prosecutor's Primer for Obtaining Remotely Stored Data](https://robertpeterslaw.com/blog/not-an-ocean-away-only-a-moment-away-a-prosecutors-primer-for-obtainin)

 Written by [Robert J. Peters](https://robertpeterslaw.com/blog/author/robert-j-peters) | Jan 1, 2021, 5:00:00 AM

A guide to obtaining remotely stored data domestically and internationally, including the Stored Communications Act and the CLOUD Act.

Authors: Robert J. Peters, Alicia D. Loy, Matthew Osteen, Joseph Remy & Justin Fitzsimmons  
Publisher: Mitchell Hamline Law Review

[Read the publication](https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1257&context=mhlr)

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