> He argued the case for “accountable encryption” by telling the story of a recent operation involving an Australian who shared extremist content online and was

> He argued the case for “accountable encryption” by telling the story of a recent operation involving an Australian who shared extremist content online and was suspected of having contacted terrorists to discuss plans for a violent act. Burgess said that after a “difficult, dangerous, time-consuming and resource-intensive” operation that involved “surveillance, human intelligence and other capabilities,” ASIO determined the individual “possessed the intent and capability to conduct an attack.” In other words, he is just lazy to do policework and wants everyone to posses listening devices he can turn on at request. Moreover, why does he think that criminals will not adapt if backdoors are public knowledge