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.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:47PM (1 child)
You can't try a case unless you have a law to accuse the person of breaking.
The bypass, the old way that did bind it together, was the influence of $church and their ability to interpret $scripture to say you were guilty of something.
And what is $scripture, if not a bunch of people agreeing to write down the social contract, as directed by $power ?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 24 2018, @08:56PM
Judges make law in Common Law, and they cover their asses by pointing the finger at as much precedent as possible.
You're speaking about mainland Europe's Civil Law, which hails from the Roman era, not Anglo-Saxon Common Law.