Clearing the fog around cloud sovereignty.
Companies considering moving business information to overseas cloud-computing services must weigh up the potential impact of more than 450 separate Acts of Parliament, experts warn.
While countless Australian businesses are already hosting wesites and applications on cloud services overseas using services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, Anthony Wong – an intellectual property lawyer who runs AGW Consulting and is current president of the Australian Computer Society – warns they must ensure cloud data doesn't violate strict Australian business laws mandating customer privacy, retention of corporate records, enduring access to information, and so on.
"Just because your data is in the cloud doesn't mean you're absolved from your responsibility [to control business data]", says Wong.
Advertisement: Story continues below He advises any business considering cloud computing to weigh its responsibilities under legislation including the Electronic Transactions Act 2003, Spam Act 2003, Cybercrime Act 2001, Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000, Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, Privacy Act 1988, Archives Act 1983, Freedom of Information Act 1982, and Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979.
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
By: David Braue
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