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by mkj 2862 days ago
Encryption doesn't prevent denial of service, which is probably one of the big concerns.
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The parent comment is referencing a batshit approach of the Australian government towards encryption: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/06/planned-l...

They're drafting a law that's going to require encryption backdoors. They're completely ignorant about the impossibility of having "secure backdoors", going as far as the Prime Minister saying:

> The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia.