[AusNOG] Dutton decryption bill

[Chad Kelly]

On 8/18/2018 12:00 PM, ausnog-request at lists.ausnog.net wrote:

> Possible scenario:
>
> 3:00am Sunday morning, phone rings at the DC reception, is picked up by
> security. "Hi, we've never met. This is Paul Symon of ASIS. I'm sending
> some uniformed AFP officers over to sieze a number of servers. This call
> constitutes a verbal technical assistance notice, and non compliance
> carries a penalty of 5 years imprisonment".
Given how most Datacentres work in this country I doubt this would happen.
You generally need to be escorted by security into the areas ware 
equipment is housed and generally requests need to be made in writing 
and an appointment needs to be booked.
You can't just walk in off the street, and you also need photo ID which 
gets scanned and stored for a period of at least 12 months, when you enter.
You can't even just walk into the DC as a customer, hell for some of 
them you even need an induction before you can set foot in them.
If someone did try this the operator would just demand something in 
writing and hang up the phone.
Also security don't take phone calls that would be the on call techs  job.
The UK 10 or 12 years ago doesn't really apply to Au law and it was 
Verizon, who are a US company and they are now a lot larger then they 
were 11 years ago and Publicly listed.
So I would suspect security at their facilities would be improved and a 
lot of those providers are getting out of the DC space and partnering 
with the likes of AWS anyway so they don't need to take responsibility 
for hardware.

This bill has come about because of Facebook and them allowing video of 
child abuse to remain on the platform.
If Facebook had been proactive and handed over the content to the AFP 
and the FBI as well as all of the users details none of this would even 
be being discussed.
The Internet needs regulation just like Radio and Television.
This bill should of been passed 20 years ago in reality.

Regards Chad.

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Chad Kelly
Manager
CPK Web Services
Phone 03 5273 0246
Web www.cpkws.com.au