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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 edIII on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:20AM (1 child)

    by edIII (791) on Thursday December 06 2018, @06:20AM (#770513)

    So it's all for show? Or to help Apple and the larger companies not have any competition from smaller vendors that have to cave?

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  • (Score: 2) by Mykl on Friday December 07 2018, @01:59AM

    by Mykl (1112) on Friday December 07 2018, @01:59AM (#770990)

    I think it's closer to the government demanding access as long as they think they can get away with it.