Digital Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia and Tech Council of Australia called privacy legislation that increases data breach penalties to $50 million or more "overreach" by targeting overseas customers, the Guardian reports. The BCA said "an unintended drafting error" would make U.S. companies with Australian users liable for how overseas users' data is handled. "It is not clear why Australian laws seek to regulate the management of personal information that has no direct connection with Australia or with Australians," said Digital Industry Group, which represents Meta, Google and Twitter.
Tech groups call bill to increase data breach penalties 'overreach'
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