Post 1757966 by jellybeansoup@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #1738330 by jellybeansoup@mastodon.social
       2018-12-05T10:25:15Z
       
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       if you don’t know what the #aabill is, it’s basically the australian government hurriedly applying their proven track record of IT incompetence to encryption, rendering any concept of digital privacy and security a complete joke.
       
 (DIR) Post #1738331 by jellybeansoup@mastodon.social
       2018-12-05T10:31:23Z
       
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       …and if you think it won’t affect you because you’re outside australia? if your data passes though here at all—like if you’re sending imessages to aussie pals—anyone with access to that government-mandated backdoor will be able to see it.
       
 (DIR) Post #1738332 by chidgey@pleroma.engineered.space
       2018-12-05T10:49:26.988648Z
       
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       @jellybeansoup There’s no way they can enforce it.
       
 (DIR) Post #1757965 by jellybeansoup@mastodon.social
       2018-12-05T23:27:30Z
       
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       @chidgey and yet, it doesn’t need to for it to impact the tech industry here. fun fact: the legislation allows ‘em to jail anyone who doesn’t comply by providing access, and i can guarantee you that they won’t care if it’s impossible or not.
       
 (DIR) Post #1757966 by jellybeansoup@mastodon.social
       2018-12-05T23:29:42Z
       
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       @chidgey the result will be larger companies pulling products from australia, and smaller vendors (like me) being jailed if they refuse to comply. neither of which needs it to be even vaguely feasible.
       
 (DIR) Post #1757967 by chidgey@pleroma.engineered.space
       2018-12-06T02:14:58.791272Z
       
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       @jellybeansoup Hmm. We'll see how this pans out. I don't think it will stand up or be enforceable. All it takes is a series of legal cases against the government, change of government, gets over-turned.