Re: [LINK] Teaching Encryption Soon to be ILLEGAL w/o a PERMIT

2015-05-29 Thread David Lochrin
If the Attorney General's understanding of cryptography is as good as his understanding of metadata then we're in for a rough time. The notion that your average terrorist will be off writing their own cutting-edge unbreakable cryptographic software without a specialist higher degree in

Re: [LINK] Teaching Encryption Soon to be ILLEGAL w/o a PERMIT

2015-05-27 Thread David Boxall
On 27/05/2015 1:32 PM, Paul Brooks wrote: Tempered somewhat by exemptions: (http://www.defence.gov.au/DECO/DSGL.asp) --- ... From the comments to the Conversation article: ... in the US it's ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations). The famous US crypto wars of the 90s were largely

Re: [LINK] Teaching Encryption Soon to be ILLEGAL w/o a PERMIT

2015-05-26 Thread David Boxall
On 27/05/2015 9:43 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote: This is daft. Teaching Encryption Soon to Be Illegal in Australia http://bitcoinist.net/teaching-encryption-soon-illegal-australia/ Natalie Johnson May 23, 2015 ... Covered in The Conversation.

[LINK] Teaching Encryption Soon to be ILLEGAL w/o a PERMIT

2015-05-26 Thread Jan Whitaker
This is daft. Teaching Encryption Soon to Be Illegal in Australia http://bitcoinist.net/teaching-encryption-soon-illegal-australia/ Natalie Johnson May 23, 2015 Under the Defence Trade Control Act (DTCA), Australians could face up to ten years in prison for teaching encryption.