E-mailing controlled software or technical data to foreign nationals, whether inside the United States or overseas. Making controlled technical data or software available to foreign customers over the Internet. Setting up E-Commerce solutions that fail to take into account export controls. While our domestic laws for dealing with intangible technology are working, there is a huge gap on the international side. Let me give you an example, involving offsite data storage.
Many companies keep critical computer records offsite.
During one recent search warrant, agents found that computer recordkeeping had been outsourced to another firm. Agents quickly responded by issuing subpoenas to the storage firm to obtain the records. We must be ready to cooperate internationally to handle such situations, and that cooperation must be fast. The MLAT process must evolve to be able to handle fast-moving intangible commerce. Let me give you another example.