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Police used encryption powers without rigorous controls

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...

AFP used encryption law three times last year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Federal Police used its new encryption-busting powers only three times in the last year and is still yet to call on the more forceful elements of the...

Encryption inquiry is out of hibernation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The powerful national security committee of the Parliament has restarted its inquiry into the government’s highly controversial encryption laws with a public hearing set for next week. The Parliamentary...

Encryption laws damage potential: Atlassian

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s highly controversial encryption laws have damaged the growth of Australia’s tech sector and could hamper the nation’s economic recovery, according to Atlassian. The Australian tech darling...

US DoJ on encryption laws and the CLOUD Act

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The nation’s controversial encryption laws will not stand in the way of Australia securing an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, the US Justice department said in a...

Renwick review won’t reject encryption laws

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The independent national security monitor won’t call on government to repeal its highly controversial encryption laws but will likely recommend a series of tweaks, as a number of inquiries...

No encryption fix until at least October

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There won’t be any amendments to the Commonwealth’s controversial encryption-busting powers until October at the earliest with the Coalition signalling it would vote down Labor’s attempts to “repair” the...

Fix needed for US CLOUD deal: Labor

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New legislation would be required for Australia to qualify for a much sought-after data-sharing agreement with the US, paving the way for amendments to the controversial encryption powers, according...

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

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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...