Paranoid defence controls could criminalise teaching encryption
http://theconversation.com/paranoid-defence-controls-could-criminalise-teaching-encryption-41238
You might not think that an academic computer science course could be
classified as an export of military technology. But under the Defence
Trade Controls Act - which passed into law in April, and will come
into force next year - there is a real possibility that even seemingly
innocuous educational and research activities could fall foul of
Australian defence export control laws.
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--Lauren--
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