> hoping the US doesn't go in the direction of an authoritarian government > Imagine if the US adopted a similar law or set of policies that required "backdoor

> hoping the US doesn't go in the direction of an authoritarian government > Imagine if the US adopted a similar law or set of policies that required "backdoors," That's what they're trying to bring in in Australia now. I feel that it's a test-case for the other 5 eyes countries to learn from. I'm hoping that the way they're going about it in such a ham-fisted and causeless way ensures their power-grab falls flat on its face.