Encryption Battle
Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon are participating in a lobbying effort against a proposed law in Australia that would fine institutions and imprison people if they don't help investigators bypass encryption to access people's private data. Australia and its intelligence-sharing allies—the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand and Canada—recently resolved to solve the encryption issue, and the Australian law is creating something of a test case. Reuters
Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon are participating in a lobbying effort against a proposed law in Australia that would fine institutions and imprison people if they don't help investigators bypass encryption to access people's private data. Australia and its intelligence-sharing allies—the U.S., the U.K., New Zealand and Canada—recently resolved to solve the encryption issue, and the Australian law is creating something of a test case. Reuters