[AusNOG] Assistance and Access Bill moves to PJCIS

Mark Smith markzzzsmith at gmail.com
Wed Dec 5 09:31:12 EST 2018


Asking for a friend. Did anybody else get an Android 9 update yesterday?

On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 at 07:12, Scott Weeks <surfer at mauigateway.com> wrote:
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> From: Christopher Hawker <me at chrishawker.com.au>
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> https://apple.news/AOnumlAB9THOmg_8mnMS9DA
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> "Custom firmware built to address one notice or request
> is not a systemic weakness unless it is deployed to
> users other than the intended targeted user."
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> I don't understand.  They're going to write encryption
> software with a weakness they can exploit and then force
> the criminal to put it on his computer?  How do they get
> this malware only on "the intended targeted user('s)"
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> "So long as the capability is held in reserve it does
> not jeopardise the security of other users and is not
> a systemic weakness," the department stated.
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> Um, it compromises "the security of other users" in
> that any computer interacting with the malware infected
> computer is compromised by the interaction.
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