Could they possibly give less notice.... Unbelievable!

Nathan Brookfield
Chief Executive Officer

Simtronic Technologies Pty Ltd
http://www.simtronic.com.au

On 15 Nov 2018, at 10:40, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Media Release: Issue date: 14 November 2018

Second public hearing on the Encryption Bill

The second public hearing on the Telecommunication and Other Legislation 
Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 will be held on Friday, 16 November 
2018 in Sydney. The Committee will hear from academics, statutory oversight 
agencies, and industry peak bodies.
Details of the public hearing:
9:00 am – 3.15pm
SMC Conference & Function Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney (Carrington Room)

The hearing will be live streamed (audio only) at 
www.aph.gov.au/live<http://www.aph.gov.au/live>.

The full program of the hearing is available at 
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intelligence_and_Security/TelcoAmendmentBill2018/Public_Hearings

Additional hearings will be held in Canberra on 27 and 30 November.
Further information on the inquiry can be obtained from the Committee’s website.

On Tue, 13 Nov 2018 at 11:36, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Communications Alliance 
submission<https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=789049aa-edfc-48e2-a79c-0dd1c28f95b8&subId=662644>
 makes the point both s313 and s280 (1)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 
are current extensively used to access metadata.

It follows that under the new bill, about a dozen LEAs will similarly be able 
to rely on s313 and s280(1)(b) to get warrantless metadata access.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Sat, 3 Nov 2018 at 13:09, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Coexistence with Data Retention Regime (Under Telecommunications Act)


Passage of this Bill will set the stage for mass surveillance, where carriers 
are already subject to data retention, but the Minister may further declare any 
service provider subject to the metadata regime.


187A Service providers must keep certain information and documents

(3A) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare a service to be a 
service to which this Part applies.


Such declaration has a statutory limitation of 40 sitting days of Parliament, 
however nothing in the Act prevents such a declaration being rolled over by the 
Minister, maintaining a metadata regime in perpetuity for any service they 
should designate. All this would lie within the provisioned scope of the 
Minister's powers without any further legislation.

Access to such metadata does not necessarily require a warrant. Access under 
the Telecommunications Act can be rendered by the service provider as voluntary 
assistance.

On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 at 11:50, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Rob,
Check your inbox/spam folder 29/10.

Kind regards
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Paul Wilkins

On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 at 08:33, Robert Hudson 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Odd.  I signed up to track the enquiry, but have had no notifications at all 
that additional hearings had been scheduled.

There's an another additional day according to the committee website - 27th 
November.

Where did you see if information that they're asking for supplementary 
submissions?

On Wed, 31 Oct 2018 at 12:28, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
UN's Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy has weighed in on the PJCIS 
review with incandescent criticism:

https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=8012483f-e421-41a7-8bd4-1e8eb5eb39eb&subId=661745

In my considered view, the Assistance and Access Bill is an example of a poorly 
conceived national security measure that is equally as likely to endanger 
security as not; it is technologically questionnable if it can achieve its aims 
and avoid introducing vulnerabilities to the cybersecurity of all devices 
irrespective of whether they are mobiles, tablets, watches, cars, etc., and it 
unduly undermines human rights including the right to privacy. It is out of 
step with international rulings raising the related issue of how the Australian 
Government would enforce this law on transnational technology companies.

I can't but think that if the Minister for Home Affairs to be doing  well to 
attract the ire of the United Nations and his timing couldn't be better, just 
as the Government has lost control of the House. I'm hopeful the Australian 
media will pick up on the interest of the UN in the Bill, fingers crossed.

Furthermore, the PJCIS, after announcing two additional hearings 16/30 Nov, are 
also asking for supplementary submissions, to be received no later than 26 
November.

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Paul Wilkins

On Fri, 26 Oct 2018 at 13:07, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We're at a critical juncture where the Minister for Home Affairs may get his 
way and steam roll this Bill through Parliament (how this could play out in 
both Houses would be interesting, as they'll need either Labor or one of the 
independents in the Lower House). Or the Bill gets substantially modified or 
sent back to the Dep't Home Affairs to start over.

What's of deep concern is that the Minister represents to the House 
consultation has been extensive, and that modifications of the Bill represent a 
consensus view. Yet industry has been vocal in opposition to the Bill, and have 
criticised the level of consultation and the Government's preparedness to 
receive advice:

While DIGI appreciates the challenges facing law enforcement, we continue to 
have concerns with the Bill, which, contrary to its stated objective, we 
believe may undermine public safety by making it easier for bad actors to 
commit crimes against individuals, organisations or communities. We also remain 
concerned at the lack of independent oversight of Notices and the absence of 
checks and balances with this legislation, which we discuss in more detail in 
this submission.
Submission to PJCIS - DIGI (includes Google, Amazon, Facebook...)(78)


We urge the government to seriously consider the comments submitted by industry 
and civil society and consider changes that would protect the security and 
privacy of Apple’s users and all Australians.
Submission to PJCIS - Apple (53)

Given the complexity of the Bill, the sensitivity of the subject matter, and 
the  limited consultation period, the summary above is not an exhaustive list 
of BSA's concerns and recommendations in respect of the Bill. There are other 
aspects of the Bill that require further consideration in order to find the 
right balance between the legitimate rights, needs, and responsibilities of the 
Australian Government, citizens, providers of critical infrastructure, third 
party stewards of data, and innovators.

As such, we respectfully encourage the Australian Government to engage in 
further dialogue with industry to consider the broader issues at play and the 
implications (and possible unintended consequences of the Bill).
Submission to PJCIS - BSA (Cisco, IBM et al.)(48)

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 16:48, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I'm determined the Minister for Home Affairs doesn't get to drop a deeply 
flawed Bill on a supine and compliant Parliament, and have taken measures, to 
whit, written 22 MPs in positions where they can influence policy, and provided 
links to submissions which point out the Bill as proposed is neither 
proportionate nor necessary:

Law Council of Australia: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=859d9cda-0f99-4bef-994f-edc6006c87bf&subId=661321

Joint Councils for Civil Liberties: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=6a26c1ce-15f3-4229-9b45-dd4ad7cfb8f2&subId=661197

Australian Human Rights Commission: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=a7b9ff25-7c09-41e9-b97a-56dae1ac0e94&subId=661055

PJCHR,starts @ p24: 
https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/humanrights_ctte/reports/2018/Report%2011/c01.pdf?la=en


Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 16:20, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
New PJCIS Public Hearings

16 Nov 2018: Sydney, NSW
30 Nov 2018: Canberra, ACT

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intelligence_and_Security/TelcoAmendmentBill2018

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 13:23, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Has anyone yet had the opportunity to think through the use of force 
provisions? Does use of force extend beyond physical forced entry, to say, 
hacking?

Kind regards
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Paul Wilkins

On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 18:03, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Compare:

CHAIR: So the big companies like Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, over-the-top  
messaging services like Signal and WhatsApp?
Mr Hansford: A range of different industry companies.
CHAIR: A good percentage of those?
Mr Hansford: A reasonable percentage, I'd say.
(Public) FRIDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2018

"The government has consulted extensively with industry and the public on these 
measuresand has made amendments to reflect the feedback in the legislation now 
before the parliament."
Minister for Home Affairs - Speech to Parliament 20 Sept 2018

On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 16:01, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
DIGI's submission (Amazon, Facebook, Google, Oath, and Twitter) has just 
appeared:

https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=d48c3c35-221d-4544-a7d7-109a82c72dc1&subId=661549

On August 14, 2018, the Government released for Public Exposure a draft of the 
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 
2018 (the “Bill”) together with an Exposure Document, to which DIGI made a 
submission (attached). A revised Bill was introduced to Parliament ten days 
following the close of submissions, with only minor amendments that fail to 
address its potential impacts on public safety, cybersecurity, privacy and 
human rights, raising concern among industry, consumer and civil society groups.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 11:30, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
The PJCHR express extensive concerns with the bill.

https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Committees/Senate/committee/humanrights_ctte/reports/2018/Report%2011/c01.pdf?la=en

The following demonstrates a posture where they will likely oppose the bill 
without further safeguards:

1.109 Another relevant factor in assessing whether a measure is proportionate 
is whether there is the possibility of oversight and the availability of 
review. The power to give a technical assistance notice or request, or 
technical  capability notice, is not exercised by a judge, nor does a judge 
supervise its application.  Section 317ZFA provides a discretionary power to a 
court, in relation to proceedings  before it, to make such orders as the court 
considers appropriate in relation to the disclosure, protection, storage, 
handling or destruction of technical assistance information, if the court is 
satisfied that it is in the public interest. The bill does  not otherwise 
provide for court involvement in the process of giving a technical assistance 
notice or request, or technical capability notice. The bill additionally  seeks 
to amend the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (ADJR Act) to 
exclude decisions under Part 15 of the Telecommunications Act (which would  
include a decision to issue a technical assistance notice or request, or 
technical  capability notice) from judicial review under the ADJR Act. 47 In 
these circumstances, further information from the minister as the adequacy of 
the safeguards in terms of oversight and review would assist in determining the 
proportionality of the measures.

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Paul Wilkins

On Tue, 23 Oct 2018 at 15:12, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
21 October AEC had received 6890 postal votes out of 12,788 issued. Today, 
received postal votes is 7,789. Sharma is trailing by 1,552. So I'm calling it 
a Phelps' win and we will have minority government.

Phelps will win by at least 500 votes so no recount.

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Paul Wilkins

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 at 18:19, Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Transcript of public hearing 19th October:

https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Fcommjnt%2F2a1771c8-f314-43f2-b9b0-cd09ad8123ae%2F0000%22

On Mon, 22 Oct 2018 at 16:46, Christian Heinrich 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Paul,

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 2:12 PM Paul Wilkins 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Except that where subject to an order under 317j to conceal the existence of 
> a TCN/TAN forms part of the terms.

For PCI-DSS Requirement 4 Telstra [as an example I don't recommend]
have mandated that their customer is responsible for both the
infrastructure and software [as a service] within
https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/personal/consumer-advice/pdf/business-a-full/cloud-h.pdf
and are therefore unable to assist with the implementation of the
TCN/TAN.


--
Regards,
Christian Heinrich

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