I think the smartest things these assholes did was pilot this shit show in Australia. The average north American doesn't think about Australia because it's "over there" and not close to home but...
I think the smartest things these assholes did was pilot this shit show in Australia. The average north American doesn't think about Australia because it's "over there" and not close to home but with it being part of the Five Eyes it's as relevant as ever to the USA, Canada, the UK, and NZ.
This isn't really "help defend Australian encryption laws" it's "help defend five-eyes nation's encryption laws".
This is a serious problem that all people in the Five Eyes (USA, Canada, UK, Aus, NZ) need to address (and fight) because this is not a solution to terrorism using encryption. This is a spy/surveilance apparatus for the average citizen.
Banning / breaking strong encryption will not stop terrorists from using it, it'll mean ONLY terrorists will have strong encryption (and possibly by proxy, using it could brand you one).
I think the smartest things these assholes did was pilot this shit show in Australia. The average north American doesn't think about Australia because it's "over there" and not close to home but with it being part of the Five Eyes it's as relevant as ever to the USA, Canada, the UK, and NZ.
This isn't really "help defend Australian encryption laws" it's "help defend five-eyes nation's encryption laws".
The EFF commented on this in 2017 when the project was announced, and just this weekend The other five eyes governments called for tech companies to comply or face punitive legislation.
This is a serious problem that all people in the Five Eyes (USA, Canada, UK, Aus, NZ) need to address (and fight) because this is not a solution to terrorism using encryption. This is a spy/surveilance apparatus for the average citizen.
Banning / breaking strong encryption will not stop terrorists from using it, it'll mean ONLY terrorists will have strong encryption (and possibly by proxy, using it could brand you one).
Also TL;DR: This satirical video sadly hits this quite on the nose