Tag: data localisation

Pushback over data localisation for digital ID scheme

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital ID is shaping up as the next data localisation battleground, with the Tech Council of Australia arguing proposed rules requiring onshore hosting for the scheme will do nothing...

Calls for new ‘national interest’ test for datasets

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New ministerial powers preventing certain datasets from being stored outside of Australia should be handed to the federal government, according to a local cloud services provider and data centre...

The winds of change: Global tech must embrace data localisation

Posted on   |  by Jason Duerden
As cybercrime surges across the public and private sectors, global tech companies are being challenged to tighten data localisation and data sovereignty capability while supporting the federal government’s vision...

Microsoft’s warning against sovereign data and tech capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Microsoft on Wednesday argued against Australia focusing too much on sovereign tech capabilities and data storage requirements, telling a parliament inquiry it would harm competition and security. The company...

Pezzullo says data localisation will benefit local sector

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo says data localisation requirements currently under consideration by the federal government could prove fruitful for the local data storage and processing sector in Australia....

Data localisation could limit compute access: Google

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s access to cutting-edge compute capabilities would be restricted if the federal government was to introduce data localisation requirements for certain sensitive datasets, according to Google’s local public policy...

Australia-UK free trade deal at odds with data localisation push

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian government is set to introduce bilateral restrictions on data localisation through its free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, even as it considers introducing broader requirements for...