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Australia follows New Zealand to demand passwords

posted by martyb on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:06PM   Printer-friendly
from the Privacy-Envy dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

In the wake of recent changes to NZ law to allow the NZ government to demand traveller's pass codes to their devices when they cross NZ borders, the Australian government is stepping up its plan to snoop on user communications by introducing a systematic weakness or vulnerability to products and systems including ISPs. While being very loose on details and unclear exactly how this would work the so called 'decryption bill' while claiming that "The protections provided in this bill are actually greater than what presently exists in the physical world.” Meanwhile, not one single person has provided concrete information about the practical real world implications of this bill.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:40PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:40PM (#753253)

    And this is why some of us will NEVER give up our weapons.

  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:58PM

    by MostCynical (2589) on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:58PM (#753268) Journal

    Just leave them behind if you come to visit.
    https://www.export.gov/article%3Fid%3DAustralia-Prohibited-Restricted-Imports [export.gov]

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  • (Score: 2) by jasassin on Wednesday October 24 2018, @10:21PM

    by jasassin (3566) <jasassin@gmail.com> on Wednesday October 24 2018, @10:21PM (#753328) Homepage Journal

    And this is why some of us will NEVER give up our weapons.

    From my cold dead hands.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @12:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @12:15PM (#753622)

    I never had any to begin with.
    Well. Except for the range of potential weapons available at any hardware store.
    A sword. A cheap ass katana that only looks good on a wall. A couple of smaller blades not worth of anything beyond giving someone tetanus.
    Let's face it, if the world goes to kack I'll be heading out there with a cheap ass kitchen knife set looking to upgrade ASAP.