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Big Tech concerns over Australian 'critical infrastructure' bill clash with national interest, government official says

By Laurel Henning ( July 29, 2021, 07:44 GMT | Insight) -- Concerns raised by Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft that planned Australian requirements for how operators of critical infrastructure should respond to cyber attacks clash with a need to protect national interests, a senior government official has said. In an online hearing of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security today, Department of Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo said the concerns of Big Tech created a tension between the private interests of companies and the public good.Concerns raised by Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft that planned Australian requirements for how operators of critical infrastructure should respond to cyber attacks clash with a need to protect national interests, a senior government official has said....

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