Austraian encryption law

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Christine Runnegar <runnegar () isoc org>
> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Austraian encryption law
> Date: December 6, 2018 at 1:42:25 AM GMT+9
> To: Richard Hill <rhill () hill-a ch>
> Cc: "internetpolicy () elists isoc org" <internetpolicy () elists isoc org>
>
> Hello Richard,
>
> Thank you for sharing this article on the list. Yes, it is not only authoritarian states that are pursuing approaches 
> that would undermine encryption and digital security more generally. 
>
> The latest news is that a revised version of the proposed legislation (to be agreed between the major political 
> parties) is expected to be tabled in the Australian House of Representatives on Thursday (later today if you are in 
> Europe or the US). Here is a link to live video feeds: https://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament
>
> News article about the state of play: 
> https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australias-encryption-bill-faces-17-changes-to-pass-parliament-516547
>
> The proposed legislation was presented to Parliament in September and referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee 
> on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS). That committee received submissions and heard evidence from a number of experts 
> through a series of public hearings. You can find all the relevant documents here: 
> https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intelligence_and_Security/TelcoAmendmentBill2018
>
> There are many excellent submissions made on the earlier exposure draft and/or the draft submitted to Parliament that 
> should be called out, but for the purposes of this email, I will highlight a couple:
>
> - Our Chapter (Internet Australia): 
> https://www.internet.org.au/images/MediaReleases/2018-10-PJCIS-Assistance-and-Access-Bill-submission---Internet-Australia.pdf
>
> - Internet Architecture Board: 
> https://www.iab.org/wp-content/IAB-uploads/2018/09/IAB-Comments-on-Australian-Assistance-and-Access-Bill-2018.pdf
>
> - MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative: 
> https://www.internet.org.au/images/MediaReleases/MIT-IPRI-Comments-AU-Bill-2018-09-10.pdf
>
> (Internet Australia has collated a selection of submissions here: https://www.internet.org.au/news?start=5)
>
> Let me also take the opportunity to call out the tremendous on-the-ground advocacy work that Internet Australia has 
> carried out. They have been working tirelessly even before the exposure draft was released in August, on a long-term 
> campaign to ensure that policymakers, politicians, and members of the public understand the very serious consequences 
> for digital security if service providers are required (or encouraged) to modify their systems to provide for law 
> enforcement/intelligence agency access to encrypted content. Together, with local partners and our support, they have 
> prepared submissions, released statements, held a public briefing session at the Australian Parliament, spoken to the 
> people who have the ability to make decisions about the legislation, appeared in numerous media interviews and press 
> articles, used social media to spread the message, and so much more. No matter what happens today, they should be 
> congratulated not only for all that they have done, but also because without the voice of Internet Australia and 
> others, this legislation may well have passed without amendment, without the decision-makers understanding what would 
> be consequences of their choice.
>
> We will also be sending out messages on social media today, please look for them and share.
>
> Finally, let me also point everyone to the Internet Society’s encryption landing page: 
> https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/encryption/
>
> If your country is considering similar approaches to encryption and exceptional access, it’s a useful advocacy 
> resource.
>
> Christine
>
> > On 5Dec2018, at 6:38 AM, Richard Hill <rhill () hill-a ch> wrote:
> >
> > It seems that authoritarian states are not the only ones that want to weaken encryption, see:
> >
> > https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/05/tech/australia-encryption-law/index.html
> >
> > Best,
> > Richard
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