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It's an interesting position. Labor (our sorta left-wing party) are considering amendments to the bill: >Labor’s amendments would also clarify that a “systemic
by foxrob92 8y ago
It's an interesting position. Labor (our sorta left-wing party) are considering amendments to the bill:
>Labor’s amendments would also clarify that a “systemic weakness” is one that “would or may create a material risk that otherwise secure information would or may in the future be accessed, used, manipulated, disclosed or otherwise compromised by an unauthorised third party”. [0]
I'm not sure how this doesn't cover all exploits - there have been a few cases of vulnerabilities discovered by state agencies being leaked/disclosed [1].
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/21/home-affairs-plays-down-encryption-law-fears-and-promises-to-help-industry-cover-costs https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/21/home-...
[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/15/microsoft-slams-us-government-global-cyber-attack/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/15/microsoft-...