[AusNOG] Government intends to pass TSSR this parliament

[Andrew McN]

One wonders what they'll do about the much greater problem of people
dying from falling over in the bath.  More surveillance?

Andrew


On 13/06/17 16:16, James Andrewartha wrote:
> https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2017-06-13/national-security-statement
> 
> Also includes the usual BS about breaking encryption in the name of 
> national security, aka the war on maths.
> 
> "However encrypted messaging applications are also used by criminals and 
> terrorists - at the moment much of this traffic is difficult for our 
> security agencies to decrypt, and indeed for our Five Eyes partners as 
> well.
> 
> Most of the major platforms of this kind are based in the United States 
> where a strong libertarian tradition resists Government access to private 
> communications as the FBI found when Apple would not help unlock the 
> iPhone of the dead San Bernardino terrorist.
> 
> The privacy of a terrorist can never be more important than public safety. 
> Never."
>