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Australia Set to Pass Controversial Encryption Law

posted by takyon on Wednesday December 05 2018, @10:45PM   
from the everyone-cave-in dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

With the Australian Labor Party caving in on the proposed encryption law that will allow Australian police and agencies to access private data directly from vendors, the new proposed laws are now agreed in principle to introduce government level snooping of user messages and encrypted files. Agencies like ASIO or the Australian Federal Police will have the ability to request that telecommunications and tech companies help them with their investigations and compel companies to build ways to allow targeted access to encrypted communications data.

Previously: Australian Government Pursues "Golden Key" for Encryption
Five Eyes Governments Get Even Tougher on Encryption
Apple Speaks Out Against Australian Anti-Encryption Law; Police Advised Not to Trigger Face ID
Australia follows New Zealand to demand passwords
New Australian Push For Encryption Backdoor in Wake of Alleged Terrorist Plot

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Original Submission

• Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. (Score: 5, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday December 05 2018, @11:41PM (4 children)

  by The Mighty Buzzard (18) <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Wednesday December 05 2018, @11:41PM (#770334) Homepage Journal

  Yup, there's plenty about any party worth bitching about. Generally enough to warrant all politicians serve a mandatory two terms. The first in office and the second in prison.

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• Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday December 06 2018, @01:09AM (3 children)

  by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday December 06 2018, @01:09AM (#770392) Journal

  There's just no irony in that the most hated people on the planet always win the election. The psychosis is real.

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  • Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 06 2018, @04:21AM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday December 06 2018, @04:21AM (#770481) Homepage Journal

    The planet doesn't get a vote. Only the bits of it that have citizenship with the nation in question do.

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    • Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:40AM (1 child)

      by edIII (791) on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:40AM (#770520)

      Disagree. The planet does get a vote. It's called Climate Change and Mass Extinction :)

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      • Re:Authoritariansm -- brought to you by the right. (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:14PM

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday December 06 2018, @02:14PM (#770640) Homepage Journal

        No, they get to bitch or they get to start a conflict but a vote is something they do not and should not get.

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