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The fear would be that software engineers who are Australian citizens would want to travel to Australia again to visit family, and then be forced to comply. You
by chc4 8y ago
The fear would be that software engineers who are Australian citizens would want to travel to Australia again to visit family, and then be forced to comply. You can be living and working in the United States, but if you're an Australian citizen traveling with an Australian passport they can simply not allow you to leave unless you implement a backdoor, never mind the fines and jail time.
- pepr 8y agoHow about simply visiting Australia without your corporate laptop? Or take the laptop but without the means to connect to the corporate network/accounts?
- phoe-krk 8y agoVisit Australia, get the notice, go back to wherever you live and work, and either implement the backdoor or get kicked whenever you return to Australia one more time.
- DavidNielsen 8y agoPeople tend to be deeply attached to seeing their family and friends, so the mere hint that the reality of such laws could be purposely weaponizing those emotions is nothing shy of vicious. As a Dane who lives in Brazil I’d be devastated if I had to choose between the ability to see my family once a year or my ideals. It would tear me apart. To not be 100% sure I could go to my parents should one of them fall gravely ill e.g. would be heartbreaking. I mean I love you people and I believe you are entitled to freedom, privacy and security but that is not a choice I’d make lightly. I do not envy Australian developers right now, not only is their marketability severely reduced, the emotional cost of taking a stand can be downright crushing to the spirit. This is just.. evil. There is no other word for it.
- ketzu 8y agoAren't you then trapped, as implementing a backdoor in foreign software on foreign soil on command of a different state might lead to charges of espionage in the country you are residing in?
- gumby 8y agoNot clear that the coalition or labor would care.
- mbo 8y agoI'm sorry, this is FUD. Section 317ZG of https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018A00148 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2018A00148 specifically prevents individuals from implementing backdoors.
- rmbeard 8y agoWhere exactly does it mention individuals, elsewhere under the definition of provider, individuals are specifically included. 317ZG appears to make no mention of individuals.