Security News > 2018 > December > Australia: Parliament passes anti-encryption bill

The Parliament of Australia has passed the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, which allows Australian authorities to pressure communication providers and tech companies into giving them access to encrypted electronic communications, all in the name of fighting crime and terrorism. Interception capabilities The companies will be forced to use interception capabilities they already have or to build new ones – although the government claims that the authorities can’t use these powers “to introduce so-called ‘backdoors’ … More → The post Australia: Parliament passes anti-encryption bill appeared first on Help Net Security.

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