Tag: CLOUD ACT

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Aust-US data access deal comes into effect

American and Australian law enforcement can now more easily access data stored in each other’s jurisdiction after a landmark bilateral agreement came into effect more than two years after...

Australia-US CLOUD Act treaty clears final roadblock

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has been given the all-clear to ratify a treaty with the United States that will expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes after the...

Data-sharing legislation sails through Parliament

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation facilitating an expedited data-sharing deal with the US has sailed through Parliament in minutes with bipartisan support and not even a debate, just days after Prime Minister Scott...

Govt ramps up plan for US data-sharing deal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has reignited its efforts to sign an expedited data-sharing deal with the US, with nearly $10 million provided for the scheme over the next four years....

Digital and civil rights’ push for CLOUD Act changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian civil and digital rights and legal groups have met with the US government to discuss the proposed expedited data-sharing deal between the two nations and push for better...

‘Vital’ data sharing deal with US delayed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation paving the way for Australia to enter into an expedited data-sharing deal with the US has been delayed, despite the federal government saying it was “vital” that it...

US DoJ on encryption laws and the CLOUD Act

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The nation’s controversial encryption laws will not stand in the way of Australia securing an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, the US Justice department said in a...

CLOUD Act has a human rights problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Legislation paving the way for a data-sharing deal with the US “does not provide adequate safeguards to protect human rights”, according to an international coalition of tech groups that...