[retrogradeorbit]

Not that this is any good, but at least in the US the state pays for the surveillance. Here the businesses have to foot the bill for who knows hoe many unending requests. If you thought it was hard to make a viable tech business in Australia before, well you can forget all about that now.

It's more like if Microsoft and FB were in bed with the NSA. And then they sent you the bill for your own surveillance. And if you didn't pay, then sent you to jail.

[cyphar]

That's not necessarily true. For TCNs there is an explicit section that deals with compensating businesses, through an "Applicable costs negotiator". See s.317ZK(16).

And there is no criminal liability for non-compliance. "Just" very hefty civil fines.