<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>With revelations that both Turnbull and Clinton are taking calculated steps to avoid scrutiny, the Brandis/Abbott case for increased surveillance powers is looking increasingly wobbly.<br><br></div>It's hard to justify a $600M drain on national infrastructure if it's going to be so easily circumvented by encryption/VPNs. Cameron in the UK recognises that it's encryption that's the problem.
Only I don't think we're ready yet to start licensing the use of
encryption.<br><br></div>It's sad that Brandis/Abbott have missed the point. The internet is going dark for security agencies not because of insufficient powers to surveil the internet, but because of the spread of encryption, a process which the data retention bill will ironically enough exacerbate.<br><br></div><div><br></div>Paul Wilkins<br></div>