Hi Paul, On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 13:31, Paul Brooks <[email protected]> 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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