Australia and US sign Cloud Act deal to help law enforcement agencies demand data from tech giants
The agreement will allow authorities to use existing warrants on overseas firms, including social media companies
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The agreement will allow authorities to use existing warrants on overseas firms, including social media companies
The agreement will purportedly allow the US and Australia to request and obtain "suspects’" electronic communications from telecom companies between each other.
Australia and the US have signed an agreement to make it easier to share data about crimes in either country. The CLOUD Act Agreement was signed in Wa...
Law enforcement agencies get streamlined path for data requests.
Law enforcement agencies in Australia and the United States have agreed to share information about criminal suspects more quickly with digital companies, including social media giants. Under the US Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (Cloud) Act, Australian and US law enforcement authorities will be able to use current warrants to obtain information from firms based in other countries in order to prevent, detect, investigate, and punish serious crime.