Google agrees to legal compliance monitor under novel DOJ settlement

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Google reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) requiring the tech giant to hire an outside compliance expert and overhaul its legal compliance process.

The agreement seeks to ensure Google responds efficiently to subpoenas and search warrants, as required under the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the DOJ announced Tuesday.

The agency in 2016 approached Google with a search warrant related to a criminal investigation of a rogue cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e. The DOJ received the warrant under the SCA, but Google refused to hand over all relevant communications, arguing the law pertained only to data stored in the United States.

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