Australia Mandates Encryption Backdoors
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Australia has mandated encryption backdoors, sparking concerns among commenters about the potential risks and consequences for government secrets and global cybersecurity.
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Of course, they won't ever mandate a backdoor be added in their encryption system
Thank god we have free press but almost none reporting.
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