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Re:Commandeering Australian citizens to become spies by mabbo on Thursday December 06, 2018 @08:06AM (#18617671)
But the problem remains the same: how do you keep it a secret? How does the backdoor not get leaked immediately to the press, to the customers of the software, etc?

Sure, this strategy may work in China but Australia is a Western nation where freedom is taken seriously.

Edit later: by 'freedom taken seriously I mean by the people, not by the government.'

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Re:Commandeering Australian citizens to become spies by hvklos on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:28PM (#18621228)
Sure, this strategy may work in China but Australia is a Western nation where freedom is taken seriously.

That’s the carefully cultivated reality distortion field at work.

It may look that way from the outside, but it’s a tightly controlled, aging and fearful society. Anyone who steps out of line is dealt with harshly and swiftly. The government may loosen the leash on those who align with their political philosophy (so figures who vilify vulnerable groups are given a bit of freedom under the current government) but the jackboot of the state isn’t far away.

Re your edit: there is compulsory voting, so the people obviously like it that way.

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Re:Commandeering Australian citizens to become spies by vermilingua on Thursday December 06, 2018 @08:18AM (#18617729)
> where freedom is taken seriously.

Ahahahahahahaha

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Re:Commandeering Australian citizens to become spies by brokenmachine on Thursday December 06, 2018 @08:30AM (#18617822)
>Australia is a Western nation where freedom is taken seriously.

Oh, you sweet summer child.

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