Consultation on draft Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018
Fri Aug 17 2018The Department of Home Affairs has released an exposure draft Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018. If enacted, the change would give intelligence agencies and the police the ability to ask companies for voluntary assistance with lifting encryption, facilitating access to devices, or concealing that agencies have undertaken a covert operation. Feedback and comments are welcomed, the deadline for submissions is 10 September 2018, see details here.