US suppliers swing at Australia’s data sovereignty rules


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

US cloud, cyber and software firms have called on policymakers to unwind Australia’s data localisation laws and reconsider “sovereignty” goals, claiming the geo-bounding actually increases cybersecurity risks.

AWS, Google Cloud, and CrowdStrike, as well as an alliance of global software firms, have all criticised localisation rules during consultation on national cybersecurity reforms.

Google Cloud said onshoring mandates are creating security “complacency”, working against the government’s AI push, and that Canberra …

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