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As an insight into how well thought out these laws are, then-PM Malcolm Turnbull said the following when announcing these laws in 2017: "The laws of mathematic
by ruytlm 8y ago
As an insight into how well thought out these laws are, then-PM Malcolm Turnbull said the following when announcing these laws in 2017:
"The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only laws that apply in Australia is the law of Australia."
A disappointing case of "let's just make a law, then the nerds can figure it out."
- b1r6 8y agoWhat a funny statement! Thankfully, mathematics does not care about an uneducated politician's beliefs. Sadly, they will only end up harming the privacy of normal citizens, while adept criminals shift towards truly secure schemes. Encryption == Liberty
- gwillz 8y agoIt honestly sounds like satire. He's not entirely dumb and I've always got the impression that he's not a fan of his own party. I suspect he knows exactly what he was saying and how stupid it was. But behind him everyone was aggressively nodding their heads.
- brokenmachine 8y agoHe's a very intelligent man who as a barrister understands the power of language. When a very intelligent man who understands the power of language says something so obviously false, it makes me almost certain there is something larger at play here.