Australian government agencies are developing a Cloud framework for government agencies to follow, but a stance against storing classified data in off-shore locations has garnered ire from the US.
Australian Government Information Management Office guidelines released in February this year state agencies must adhere to IPP 4 – storage and security of personal information regulations, which requires agencies to ensure adequate security protections are in place against the misuse or loss of personal information.
However, the US government has labelled the policy as a trade barrier for companies with data centres in the US and in its 2012 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers says Australia is misinterpreting the US Patriot Act
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