[AusNOG] George Brandis - Be Warned

[Skeeve Stevens]

<rant>

George Brandis - I hope you read this and understand.

The following article is an example of what we, the tech industry WILL do
if you persist on trying to control the Internet, in Australia or anywhere
else.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/fbi-director-slams-apple-over-iphone-encryption-20140925-10ma5a.html

People are sick of their information being read by authorities without
permission, so Google and Apple are fighting back and many others will come.

The users of the Internet in Australia will also do the same.  Tools are
starting to appear to anonymise what we are doing.  I've been testing some
of them and you guys will have NO chance.... you are government and law
enforcement, you will not ever be able to keep up.

It will become easier and easier for users to use technology, apps,
services to bypass anything you do or put in the way of us doing what we
want to do.

That really isn't much of an issue as 'most' people aren't doing highly
illegal things.

But the criminals and those who are doing VERY bad things, will also (if
they haven't already) move to technology that you will not be able to
intercept or crack - or will make it so burdensome to do so that just won't
be cost effective.

Your actions in the end are going to make it easier for criminals to do
what they do... the cybercrime, cyber terrorism, scams and so on - will all
become easier - because you have made us work harder to stop you.

I am not really sure if I should even be fighting you on what you are
trying to do, because in the end, you are going to be hurting yourselves
more than us.

</rant>

...Skeeve

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