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10th December 2018, 12:29 | #1 | ||
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Ass Access Bill 2018
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 Quote:
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 Quote:
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. |
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11th December 2018, 20:15 | #2 |
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Get ready to have your phones confiscated at the border, visitors. They contain crypto not approved by the Australian government.
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11th December 2018, 21:11 | #3 |
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More importantly, any software that was even partially developed in Australia now has a greater chance of being spyware due to the fact that Australian government can now covertly recruit individuals to write dodgy code.
For the rest of the world, the logical response is to stop using Australian software engineers, and to blacklist any software developed in Australia. |
11th December 2018, 21:16 | #4 | ||
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Australia’s horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene
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11th December 2018, 21:23 | #5 |
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This will also impact NZ software development industry because the world makes assumptions that we the same country.
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11th December 2018, 22:12 | #6 |
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Now wait for the uproar due to NZ firms refusing to work with Australian developed platforms due to security concerns, similar to how some businesses refuse to have Huawei based platforms for the same reasons.
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11th December 2018, 22:38 | #7 |
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Who or what is driving these law changes?
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11th December 2018, 23:00 | #8 |
HENCE WHY FOREVER ALONE
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I'm guessing they're still chasing Osama bin Laden. It's just taken this long for government bureaucracy to act on the terrorist/Al Qaeda threat.
Better late than never, right?
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