[AusNOG] Dutton decryption bill

[Robert Hudson]

Hi Paul,

On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 13:31, Paul Brooks <pbrooks-ausnog at layer10.com.au>
wrote:

> Thanks Aftab for the plug - this is something that IA has been tracking
> and meeting in Canberra with various Minister-types down over the past 6-9
> months, trying to determine what they were looking to do, and educate them
> on the concerns.
> This is data retention all over again. On one hand, as an ISP, if you
> don't actually supply end-user devices and all the OTT messaging apps pass
> through your network, there may not be much in this to concern.  This Bill
> is aimed at Samsung/Google/HTC/Oppo, and OTT service providers like Apple
> iMessage, WhatsApp, Google Hangouts, etc.
> They were quite insistent they would not be seeking to back-door
> encryption, and as it happens, they were right! They just want to back-door
> the entire device. And website, which is classed in there too.
>

The legislation is sufficiently vague as to allow pretty much anything the
A-G thinks is reasonable at the time the A-G makes a request.

>
> If you're in Canberra on Monday night, we've got a number of people from
> MIT Computer Science and Artificial Inelligence Labs (CSAIL) and other
> experts that talk to USA's people, and tickets still available - From
> 4:30pm, with free drinks provided afterwards.
>
>
> https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/encryption-experts-session-evening-in-canberra-tickets-48911717263
>

Canberra could be hard to attend from Sydney, but this one may be important
enough for me to make the trip.

>
>
> They're taking feedback/submissions/comments for 4 weeks only - is anyone
> planning to submit some comment?
>

ITPA is looking to provide feedback.  We'd be happy to work with other
parties (individuals or organisations) to put up a joint response.

Regards,

Robert
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