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well, australian voting systems aren’t exactly progressive (it’s just a few steps above the worst case), and neither is the voting populace id say our governme
by rickycook 8y ago
well, australian voting systems aren’t exactly progressive (it’s just a few steps above the worst case), and neither is the voting populace
id say our government matches closer to our electorate than what the US government does, but we still have only 2 major parties which severely limits choice. there are ways to combat this (NZ, Germany for example)
this example is also a fairly poor one, because it’s possible this law came as a “test the waters” as part of 5 eyes, so it could be followed in other counties. where spying and secrets are concerned, we shouldn’t draw too many conclusions because we don’t know all the facts
- A2017U1 8y agoIt doesn't necessarily have to be enacted in other 5 eyes countries. The specific wording of the law said they can enlist citizens to put in backdoors at the request of other Governments. Even more absurd is that it also mentions this regarding economic espionage purposes. They legally could ask a developer to commit large scale theft of industrial secrets from say Germany for the benefit of Canadian enterprises. Anyone refusing faces penalties in secret court rooms. The open ended nature of the wording is staggering.