[AusNOG] Assistance and Access Bill moves to PJCIS

[Paul Wilkins]

Well obviously taking the time to read and consider the public and industry
submissions is preferable to pronouncements of "extensive" consultation,
then trying to second guess what's on the 5 Eyes' "Letter to Santa" so we
can push the Bill through before Christmas.

There does need to be a settlement between the State's need to enforce the
rule of law, and citizen rights of privacy and private property. The
problem is if you say it can't be done at all, governments will simply
proceed without your input.

So I think EA is going to happen, regardless. So we need a debate how that
can be accommodated, minimising the adverse impacts, while maximising the
benefits for national security, and coming to some kind of settlement with
Law Enforcement that preserves citizens rights. Of course, this isn't
possible under the current Dep't Home Affairs' timeline, though if Labor
stalls the Bill, that will be some welcome respite.

While we're at it, suggestions that EA could be achieved by pushing the
onus for EA authentication to service provider mechanisms, is deeply
flawed, but the security experts pushing this will get the ear of
governments if no one else has anything constructive to say.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 14:38, Mark Smith <markzzzsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 13:17, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > “We have said we are willing to pass a bill by Thursday, which gives
> appropriate powers, these powers, to national security agencies with
> appropriate oversight to target criminals and people who are being
> investigated for child sex crimes."
> > Penny Wong
> > So that's settled. Without Labor's support, the Bill can't proceed. The
> Liberal's are too invested to compromise, and they need this in play only
> for the politics. So 50/50 the Bill is sunk, or we get ASIO/AFP powers, a
> sunset clause, and a considered bill somewhere down the track.
> >
>
> Not properly considered, because the politicians aren't listening to
> the information security technology experts about how feasible it is
> to build this securely.
>
> Legislating the impossible doesn't make it possible.
>
>
>
>
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Paul Wilkins
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 13:00, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Scott Morrison 'blew up' bipartisan compromise on encryption, says Labor
> >>
> >> Government and opposition locked in battle over laws to allow security
> and intelligence agencies access to encrypted telecommunications
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 at 11:39, I <beatthebastards at inbox.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Paul Wilkins wrote:
> >>> Parliamentary Calendar is showing the Bill listed for debate Wed 5th
> December. Not sure by what process it gets listed.
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps the appointment for debate is the equivalent of a mention in
> the court process and it will be returned to the committee.
> >>>
> >>> Rob
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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