Privacy News Apple to Australia: “This is No Time to Weaken Encryption”

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Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government that critics say would weaken encryption. If it passes, the "Assistance and Access Bill 2018" would create a new type of warrant that would allow what governments often call "lawful access" to thwart encryption, something that the former Australian attorney general proposed last year.

The California company said in a filing provided to reporters on Friday that the proposal was flawed. This is no time to weaken encryption," the company wrote. "There is profound risk of making criminals’ jobs easier, not harder. Increasingly stronger—not weaker—encryption is the best way to protect against these threats." Apple took direct aim at what American authorities have called the "going dark" problem—the notion that strong encryption makes it far too difficult for law enforcement to access hardened devices. The Department of Justice and the FBI have pushed for something similar for decades to no avail—no specific legislation has been put forward in the United States since the failed "Clipper Chip" proposal during the Clinton administration. However, high-ranking DOJ and FBI officials during both the Obama and Trump administrations have continued to lambast this issue.
 

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Senior diplomats in any government department normally rise to the top with rear end kissing. These are not the most skilled or qualified.

And they end up pressuring politicians into this kind of nonsense. They couldn't stop a mass attack, 9/11, pathetically incompetent bozos.

They are making everyone less secure by doing this. How about the banking sector? If the financial sector is put into jeopardy, kiss the economy goodbye.
 
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They should focus more on providing legitimate opportunities to people in schools, work, or even job-less.

They should focus more on reducing crime through ways which do not involve making everyone more vulnerable, through... let's say, raising awareness of consequence from crime.
 

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They should focus more on providing legitimate opportunities to people in schools, work, or even job-less.

They should focus more on reducing crime through ways which do not involve making everyone more vulnerable, through... let's say, raising awareness of consequence from crime.
Hear, hear! I fully agree.
 

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