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A comment on Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous new precedent. Parent comment

Re:Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous ne... by fit2rule on Saturday December 08, 2018 @08:28PM (#18638665)
>Or you could just ensure that you don't have access to production systems in your job.

Okay, so this just pushes the problem onto someone elses plate - the operator/sysadmin. I've known a few Australian operators. The law doesn't specifically target 'only people who can write code' - it applies to anyone who has access to the systems the Australian kooks and spooks want to infiltrate.

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Re:Australia’s vague anti-encryption law sets a dangerous ne... by marcus_holmes on Sunday December 09, 2018 @10:36PM (#18644988)
kinda, but the important bit is that it pushes the problem onto both of them. The dev has to write the code, and then the sysadmin has to deploy it. And they have to communicate to do that. The secret is not so secret any more. By the time everyone else is involved in deploying it, testing it, paying for the extra traffic, etc... it's not a secret any more.
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