Government moves ahead with legislation despite criticism from the oppositionThe Australian government is pushing ahead with controversial legislation it says will create “back doors” into encrypted communication services – but still can’t say when it will introduce the bill. A spokesman for the acting attorney general, Marise Payne, would only say it was in “the advanced stages of development”. Labor, which has typically supported the government in matters of national security, remains sceptical additional legislation of this nature is practical. New law would force Facebook and Google to give police access to encrypted messages Read more“Once the government has a back door into encrypted devices and platforms, everybody has a back door into encrypted devices and platforms,” he said. The UK government is also examining ways it can force access to encrypted services, as part of its own wider national security push.

Source: The Guardian April 12, 2018 18:00 UTC