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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: 2) by arslan on Wednesday October 24 2018, @11:25PM (3 children)
From what I can read in the article, which seems to be a script to some dialogue rather than interpretation of the bill. What the aussie feds are trying to push for is if they already have a warrant, they can use the same warrant to compel the suspect to unlock their phone, rather than have to go through a separate legal blackhole.
There's nothing in that article that says anything about arbitrarily forcing anyone and everyone to unlock their phone, say customs in airports... not so sure about the actual bill.
(Score: 1) by mrkaos on Thursday October 25 2018, @04:15AM (2 children)
There's nothing in that article that says anything about arbitrarily forcing anyone and everyone to unlock their phone, say customs in airports... not so sure about the actual bill.
I have read an analysed the entire Bill. I can most certainly assure you that according to the amendments to the criminal code police can force you to unlock your phone otherwise you are subject to between 5-10 years jail and between $30,000 and $60,000 in fines.
And that's the benign parts of the Bill, wait until you read just how badly they treat IT professionals who refused to be coerced and those do co-operate. It is the ultimate damned if you do and damned if you don't law.
My ism, it's full of beliefs.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @12:23PM (1 child)
Link to the law?
So, it's time to get a new phone then. One that wipes with a specific password but doesn't show this as it opens the phone and wipes in the background.
My current phone can be drained in minutes easily through the USB port
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 25 2018, @06:03PM
no, it's time to boycott any gov that pulls this shit. if it's your gov, then do something about these pieces of shit ruing the world.