Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE
Assistance and Access Bill 2018
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-...cess-bill-2018
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…encrypted devices and applications are eroding the ability of our law enforcement and security agencies to access the intelligible data necessary to conduct investigations and gather evidence.
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Here is a summary for IT employees and contractors
https://stateofit.com/interception/
- Companies AND individuals can be drafted to design code that has compromised security
- If a company declines or goes public they will be fined
- If an individual declines, goes public, or tells their employer they will be fined and go to jail.
One giant step backwards for cyber security in encryption bill fiasco
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/pol...09-p50l5a.html
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For a fleeting moment, we thought the Labor opposition might stand up and see reason, but then both major parties teamed up to push through a law in the final hours of sitting, with a record 173 amendments that were introduced only hours before the vote was cast.
These laws are deeply flawed, and have the likely impact of weakening Australia’s overall cyber security, lowering confidence in e-commerce, reducing standards of safety for data storage and reducing civil right protections. In their very design, they are antithetical to human rights and core democratic principles.
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Australia's war on encryption: the sweeping new powers rushed into law
https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...droidApp_Tweet
This isn't just being presented to parliament, it was signed into law in the last session of 2018. This is the law now.