There are lots of comments here assuming they demanding breakable encryption. That's not what Burgess wants. He already has what he wants in the "Assistance a

There are lots of comments here assuming they demanding breakable encryption. That's not what Burgess wants. He already has what he wants in the "Assistance and Access Bill (2019)". That bill allows his agencies to force software companies (eg, Google, Apple, Microsoft) to install spyware on devices like phones and laptops, so they can look at the data while it isn't encrypted. It won't be a popular opinion here, but I think it's a fairly well targeted bill. It insists on Judicial oversight. It literally bans introducing "systemic weaknesses" that China could exploit, such as backdoor keys for encryption algorithms. My only problem with it is I think Australian citizens should be informed about how often the Australian government uses these power to spy on its own citizens, but the level of reporting it has is pitiful. That is easily fixed, and maybe some enlightened government will address it one day. Until it is fixed Burgess's “accountable encryption” is a fiction. Reading between the lines, Burgess is complaining the software companies are stonewalling the requests they are making using the said bill. Quelle surprise. Still, he has the stick. I think this speech is him warning the software companies he's going to use it if they don't pick up their game.