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Re:Microsoft says encryption laws make companies wary of sto... by Mirioron on Thursday March 28, 2019 @08:33AM (#19511518)
Can you imagine what would happen if there was a public case where a person got 5 years for letting the world know that the Australian government tried to force them to backdoor software? You don't really even need proof, because if he's sent to prison then his claim is true.

Right now the risk from Australia is theoretical. After that there could actually be bans from other governments about using software made in Australia.

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Re:Microsoft says encryption laws make companies wary of sto... by jacques_chester on Thursday March 28, 2019 @09:00PM (#19518222)
I imagine the person would go to prison for up to 5 years and the government would chest-thump about Being Tough On Baddies.

If anything they would like it to happen. If being exposed as a stupid law was enough to scare off the major parties, it wouldn't have been made law in the first place.

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