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ACIC Thinks There Are No Legitimate Uses Of Encryption. They’re Wrong, And Here’s Why It Matters
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May 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm
Australia’s parliament is considering legislation to give new powers to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and the Australian Federal Police. These powers will allow them to modify online data, monitor network activity, and take over online accounts in some circumstances.
Last week, in a submission to parliament regarding the proposed powers, ACIC made an inaccurate and concerning claim about privacy and information security. ACIC claimed “there is no legitimate reason for a law-abiding member of the community to own or use an encrypted communication platform”.
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In 1836, the Scottish geologist, chemist, and agricultural improver Sir George Stewart Mackenzie was concerned about what he called the recent atrocities of violent crime in the British penal colony of New South Wales, Australia.
The root cause, he thought, was a failure to manage which criminals were transported to work in the colony especially the two-thirds of convicts who worked for private masters. At present they are shipped off, and distributed to the settlers, without the least regard to their characters or history, Mackenzie wrote in a representation [PDF] to Britain s Secretary for the Colonies, Lord Glenelg.