You’re more optimistic than me. I see it like Brexit: they demand all the advantages and none of the disadvantages and angrily dismiss anyone who tells them it’s an impossible combination.
In 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia".
The unprecedented and abysmal Assistance and Access Bill was just rushed through, against the advice of all legal and technology experts.
Any individual employee of a company can be compelled to install malware on their systems under threat of 10yrs jail and 50k, and they're not even allowed to inform their employer!
There is no judicial oversight and the one who determines if the spying is proportionate is the agency requesting the data, which is even State Police.
Under five eyes, that will be used to spy on UK, US, etc citizens and the information will be shared back. It enables the US/UK government to spy on their own citizens in ways that are illegal in their own countries.
Every Australian citizen has just become an unpaid black hat hacker/spy for the Australian government.
Have no doubt, this is coming to a nation near you.
In 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia".
The unprecedented and abysmal Assistance and Access Bill was just rushed through, against the advice of all legal and technology experts.
Any individual employee of a company can be compelled to install malware on their systems under threat of 10yrs jail and 50k, and they're not even allowed to inform their employer!
There is no judicial oversight and the one who determines if the spying is proportionate is the agency requesting the data, which is even State Police.
Under five eyes, that will be used to spy on UK, US, etc citizens and the information will be shared back. It enables the US/UK government to spy on their own citizens in ways that are illegal in their own countries.
Every Australian citizen has just become an unpaid black hat hacker/spy for the Australian government.
Have no doubt, this is coming to a nation near you.