[dbg31415]

> FastMail won’t be making changes to our technology or policies in response to this bill. Law enforcement has always been able to request information from us through the Telecommunications Act with a lawful warrant. Because we have the ability to decrypt all data, there is no need to make changes that circumvent encryption.

Isn't this, "No need to force us to install a backdoor, we've already got one!"

Kind of disappointing. Nothing in this article seems to be promoting privacy, just ways they comply with the laws -- and have been for as long as they've been around.

If you care about privacy, shouldn't you move your HQ out of Australia? You aren't allowed to even tell people you've been served warrants now, correct? Gag orders mean we have to trust the Australian Government... we can't trust service providers. Eww.

* Honest Government Ad | Anti Encryption Law - YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW-OMR-iWOE

[cyphar]

> Isn't this, "No need to force us to install a backdoor, we've already got one!"

Fundamentally there is no need for a backdoor for emails. The entire protocol results in plaintext being received on the server, and so there is no need to add a backdoor. Email isn't end-to-end encrypted -- you've always had to use PGP if you wanted that.

Lavabit had the same problem when the US sent and NSL that asked for the TLS keys of his server to decrypt the email traffic that Snowden had sent.

[rndgermandude]

It's not a backdoor. It's a front door, and clearly marked and prominently documented as such.