Re:Australian parliament passes encryption laws unamended
by BLKNSLVR on Thursday December 06, 2018 @06:42PM
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One of the best criticisms for the rushing through of this POS legislation was "if it's such a rush to get this done, why hasn't Australia's threat level been increased?"
The answer from the intelligence agencies is that there must be a known specific threat in order for the threat level to be increased (from "Probable" to "Expected")[0]
So, they're saying that it's important for this legislation to be passed for the sake of the safety of Australian citizens despite the fact there's no specific threat that's worth raising Australia's threat level for.
Add this to the huge list of WTF's surrounding this situation.
The answer from the intelligence agencies is that there must be a known specific threat in order for the threat level to be increased (from "Probable" to "Expected")[0]
So, they're saying that it's important for this legislation to be passed for the sake of the safety of Australian citizens despite the fact there's no specific threat that's worth raising Australia's threat level for.
Add this to the huge list of WTF's surrounding this situation.
[0] https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/securityandyourcommunity...