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posted by Fnord666 on Monday July 17 2017, @10:13AM   Printer-friendly
from the ok-then dept.

ZDNet story

Regardless of what the laws of mathematics state around breaking into end-to-end encryption, the Australian government is determined to bring in laws that go against them, with the Prime Minister of Australia telling ZDNet that the laws produced in Canberra are able to trump the laws of mathematics

"The laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that," he said on Friday. "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia."

Turnbull also shows his erudition in regards with all cyber.

Under questioning from journalists, Turnbull gave his definition of a backdoor.

"A back door is typically a flaw in a software program that perhaps the -- you know, the developer of the software program is not aware of and that somebody who knows about it can exploit," he said. "And, you know, if there are flaws in software programs, obviously, that's why you get updates on your phone and your computer all the time."

"So we're not talking about that. We're talking about lawful access."

And, if the highest authority in Australia isn't enough, the Australian Attorney General also brings in an irrefutable argument from overseas authority - come on, punk, I dare you try to refute GCHQ, see what happens.

Speaking earlier on Friday morning, Brandis said he has been informed by the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence agency that the government's plan to bust encrypted messages is possible.

"Last Wednesday, I met with the chief cryptographer at GCHQ ... and he assured me this was feasible," he said.

Newscientist, buzzfeed, huffpo.


[Typo corrected post-publication - Ed.(FP)]

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  • (Score: 2) by ilsa on Monday July 17 2017, @02:44PM (2 children)

    by ilsa (6082) Subscriber Badge on Monday July 17 2017, @02:44PM (#540327)

    Well, at least he hasn't tried to legislate the value of Pi like they did in Indiana.

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  • (Score: 2) by Osamabobama on Monday July 17 2017, @09:35PM (1 child)

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Monday July 17 2017, @09:35PM (#540582)

    I don't have my law books handy; can you remind me? Is it 3?

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    • (Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Monday July 17 2017, @10:53PM

      by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Monday July 17 2017, @10:53PM (#540617) Journal

      There are several values of Pi used in the proposed legislation. As I pointed out [soylentnews.org] in a previous story about this, the bill actually had nothing to do with redefining pi, which was a myth that developed later. It was about (a flawed method for) squaring the circle and essentially "licensing" said proof to Indiana textbooks and educators.

      Along the way, the bill did make use of various approximations for pi (mostly 3.2 and 4), but the bill in no way meant to redefine a mathematical constant, anymore than a bill including a mistake in a budget calculation intends to propose a new definition for addition or subtraction.