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New Australian Push For Encryption Backdoor in Wake of Alleged Terrorist Plot

posted by takyon on Sunday November 25 2018, @12:19AM   Printer-friendly
from the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept.

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A recent alleged Islamic terrorist plot in Melbourne has prompted fresh calls from Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to endorse the Assistance and Access Bill, proposed in August 2018, which may help government agencies access user data on computers and mobile devices.

Mr. Dutton believes that the planned attack involving Hanifi Halis, Ertunc Eriklioglu, and Samed Eriklioglu may have been successful if the alleged terrorists had solely used encrypted communications for planning. Mr. Dutton described the ease at which criminals and potential terrorists could communicate as an "unacceptable risk". According to police, counter-terrorism agents have foiled 15 attempted attacks since 2014, four of which have been described as "major".

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday November 25 2018, @10:20PM (1 child)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday November 25 2018, @10:20PM (#766297)

    I did not realise he was a mate of Joh's. Isn't it a rule in Australia to remind anyone who mentions Joh that he was born in New Zealand? Bloody Kiwis.

    I have seen Dutton's most recent leadership challenge described as "amateur hour" which kind of makes sense now.

    Nasty, unimaginative, and probably corrupt. Should be Queensland's state motto.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Monday November 26 2018, @01:08AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday November 26 2018, @01:08AM (#766334) Journal

    I did not realise he was a mate of Joh's.

    Mate? No, I never said that. Couldn't be since Dutton is born in 1970, he was 17yo when Joh went down. It seems likely to me that he took Joh as a role model in his teenage years, though.
    He seems to be following Joh footsteps even down to the level of possible conflict of interest [theguardian.com]

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