Tag: Assistance and Access

Police used encryption powers without rigorous controls

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Law enforcement agencies began using Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers before they had established sound governance frameworks, leading to potential “non-compliance” with the laws, the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found. The...

Encryption laws need judicial oversight: INSLM

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The power to issue and authorise encryption-busting notices needs to be taken away from agency heads and the government and vested in a new judicial oversight body, the government’s...

Encryption report handed to government

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s highly contentious encryption laws has been handed to government but will not be made public until August at the earliest. Independent...

Encryption laws not used to fight terrorism

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The controversial anti-encryption powers have not been used once to fight terrorism, despite government using this as the justification to rush the legislation through Parliament a year ago. The...

Encryption powers used 25 times already

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s highly controversial new encryption-busting powers have been used at least 25 times since they came into effect a year ago. A Home Affairs’ annual report on...

‘No issues’ on encryption for CLOUD Act deal

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There are “no issues” with Australia qualifying for a data-sharing agreement with the US due to the controversial encryption powers, according to the Home Affairs department. In an answer...

Labor demands an encryption fix now

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor has called on the government to fix its highly controversial encryption legislation now instead of waiting for two inquiries to report back in a year. The Assistance...

Encryption fix may now be dead

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Planned amendments to the government’s highly controversial encryption legislation are likely dead in the water following the weekend’s shock election result. Labor had pledged to reform the bill, which...