U.S., Australian Law Enforcement Enter Into Partnership Against Cybercrimes – By Alexandra Kelley (Nextgov) / December 17, 2021
The U.S. and Australian government partnered under the CLOUD Act, which facilitates electronic communication and data sharing between nations to investigate various crimes.
U.S. federal law enforcement has partnered with Australian officials to better investigate crimes like terrorism, ransomware attacks and child sexual abuse, primarily through electronic data.
Announced by the Justice Department on Wednesday, the transnational agreement is an extension of the U.S.’s Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data, or CLOUD Act. Passed in 2018, the law facilitates American and partnering foreign authorities’ access to electronic information that can help law enforcement investigate and prosecute crimes conducted digitally.
This latest partnership will help Australian and American law enforcement agencies obtain electronic data between both countries’ jurisdictions related to crimes in an efficient manner to “prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute serious crime,” the announcement states.
