{"id":9671,"date":"2018-12-09T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=9671"},"modified":"2020-08-06T02:08:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T02:08:00","slug":"australia-passes-controversial-encryption-law-raising-serious-privacy-and-legal-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/australia-passes-controversial-encryption-law-raising-serious-privacy-and-legal-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia passes controversial encryption law, raising serious privacy and legal concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Australian government passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-46463029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">controversial new law<\/a> that would allow law enforcement and government agencies to demand access to encrypted communications.\u00a0 Under the new legislation, companies who fail to comply with requests could face fines up to $10 million (AUD), and individuals could face fines up to $50,000 (AUD).<\/p>\n<p>The legislation includes powers that would allow agencies to seek three types of assistance from tech companies and individuals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/privacy\/australia-passes-encryption-assistance-access-laws-facebook-google-twitter-apple-amazon\/\">as reported by CNET<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical assistance request: A notice to provide \u201cvoluntary assistance\u201d to law enforcement for \u201csafeguarding of national security and the enforcement of the law.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Technical assistance notice: A notice requiring tech companies to offer decryption \u201cthey are already capable of providing that is reasonable, proportionate, practicable and technically feasible\u201d where the company already has the \u201cexisting means\u201d to decrypt communications (e.g. where messages aren\u2019t end-to-end encrypted).<\/li>\n<li>Technical capability notice: A notice issued by the attorney general, requiring tech companies to \u201cbuild a new capability\u201d to decrypt communications for law enforcement.\u00a0The bill stipulates this can\u2019t include capabilities that \u201cremove electronic protection, such as encryption.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While the bill states that companies cannot be required to introduce a backdoor or \u201csystemic weakness\u201d or \u201csystemic vulnerability\u201d into their technology to respond to government demands, this term is not defined in legislation.\u00a0 There is also no mechanism for a company subject to a technical capability notice to seek clarification on whether the new capability demanded would result in the removal of electronic protection and the introduction of a systemic weakness or vulnerability.\u00a0 \u00a0Amendments that would address these issues have been <a href=\"https:\/\/parlinfo.aph.gov.au\/parlInfo\/search\/display\/display.w3p;query=Id:%22legislation\/ems\/r6195_ems_b832c54b-6091-41ca-baf4-35bb94a856e8%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed<\/a>, and are to be debated in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Tech sector, privacy advocates raise concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The legislation has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/12\/07\/tech\/australia-encryption-law-passes-intl\/index.html\">heavily criticized<\/a> by privacy advocates and by tech companies, such as Apple and lobby group DIGI (the Digital Industry Group Inc.), which includes Amazon, Google, Twitter and Facebook.\u00a0 Among other concerns, critics have noted that tools created to decrypt communications are unlikely to remain used for the limited uses contemplated by the bill.\u00a0 Decryption tools and decrypted data are vulnerable to hacking, leaks, and are likely to reduce overall data security and privacy online.\u00a0 As a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Five_Eyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Eyes<\/a>, it also seems likely that Australia would share decrypted data and tools with other member countries.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/split-key-cryptography-is-back-again-why-government-back-doors-dont-work\/\">PIA blog post<\/a> earlier this week, Derek Zimmer also provided an overview of these concerns and detailed how the powers contemplated in the bill are likely to be ineffective at addressing the stated problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis new law will dramatically increase the access of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to the private communications of ordinary Australians, with implications for our right to privacy and freedom of expression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Edward Santow, Australian Human Rights Commissioner<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Criticism from human rights and legal experts<\/h3>\n<p>The legislation has also attracted criticism from human rights and legal experts.\u00a0 The Law Council of Australia (LCA) released a <a href=\"https:\/\/lawcouncil.au\/media\/media-releases\/rushed-encryption-laws-create-risk-of-unintended-consequences-and-overreach-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> in opposition to the bill.\u00a0 Specifically, the LCA noted that the legislation would circumvent the need for law enforcement to obtain warrants when asking tech companies and communications providers to perform actions like intercepts through \u201ctechnical assistance requests\u201d.\u00a0 The statement also raised concerns that the bill did not make it clear that legal privilege was protected, and noted a risk that individuals could be detained to provide \u201ccompulsory assistance\u201d without being afforded the proper legal processes, including the ability to contact a lawyer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Australian government 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