Published: 17 hours agoThe United States and Australia have reportedly inked a deal to speed up the process of insight sharing about criminal suspects between tech companies, including major social media firms and law enforcement agencies. The deal allows authorities to request data from out of jurisdiction communications service providers, cutting the time required to obtain information. This means telcos, email providers, cloud storage services, and social media platforms may soon have to respond to warrants from Australian or U.S.-based law enforcement agencies instead of their home jurisdiction. However, the practicality of the deal is still under scrutiny given the drive towards information encryption that secures data from tech companies themselves. The agreement of the Cloud Act will now go through the processes of congressional and parliamentary reviews in both countries.

Source: The Guardian December 17, 2021 11:32 UTC