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

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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  • (Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:51AM

    by fido_dogstoyevsky (131) <axehandleNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Thursday December 06 2018, @03:51AM (#770469)

    ... following hot on the heels of selling off Australia's sovereignty on the TPP-11 deal ...

    That one didn't exactly grab a lot of headlines.

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