Wrote a brief note to my federal MP, asking her not to let #AABill and/or other “national security”, “child pornography” legislations get in the way of #iCloud Advanced Data Protection in #Australia next year. Not when we just had the Optus and Medibank #DataBreach so recently. #DataProtection #Privacy #auspol

Labor are so afraid of getting wedged that they've forgotten about the concept of a backbone.

This isn't a particularly new thing, either. Just look at their response to the #AABill
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RT @BenMessenger8
@kevinbonham I definitely want to play poker against the Labor party.

Fold, fold, fold, fold.

Very sad...
https://twitter.com/BenMessenger8/status/1491272533064044545

RT @KathyReid@twitter.com
Remember when all the techies in Australia said that the #AAbill that gave the government power to break #encryption was a Bad Thing and that it would be detrimental for the #tech industry? Oh look, quelle surprise. https://twitter.com/ZDNet/status/1146932349436751872

ThoughtWorks raises anti-encryption compensation as distrust swirls

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/thoughtworks-raises-anti-encryption-compo-as-distrust-swirls-519935

#ThoughtWorks #aabill

RT @Jordonsteele@twitter.com
Parliament House had a cyber security data breach last night. ALL passwords were reset 🙄

Yet we’re supposed to have faith that unprecedented, internet-breaking powers will be safe from cyber threats? #AAbill #encryption #Auspil

RT @FastMail@twitter.com
Our updated response to the #aabill in Australia, including what it means for services using encryption, our criticisms of the law, and why our service is still not affected.

https://fastmail.blog/2018/12/21/advocating-for-privacy-aabill-australia/

RT @deniseshrivell@twitter.com
While conveniently ignoring its own #aabill & its implications #Auspol https://twitter.com/financialreview/status/1075869702256242688

"No evidence of criminality was uncovered, but it is understood that inquiries were inhibited because investigators could not access encrypted messages the MP sent online."

hey remember when the #aabill explicitly put in an exemption for investigating corrupt MPs

ol chestnut

RT @jamescroft@twitter.com
Software companies like 1Password already discussing potentially not hiring Aussie staff because of the impact of #aabill /cc @terrimbutler @billshortenmp
https://blog.1password.com/does-australias-access-and-assistance-law-impact-1password/

RT @jamescroft@twitter.com
Software companies like 1Password already discussing potentially not hiring Aussie staff because of the impact of #aabill /cc @terrimbutler @billshortenmp
https://blog.1password.com/does-australias-access-and-assistance-law-impact-1password/

RT @musalbas@twitter.com: I've written a blog post about the technical implications of the UK's, Australia's and the Five Eyes' new push to evade end-to-end encryption, and the mitigations and battle grounds that lay ahead of us. #ipbill #aabill https://www.benthamsgaze.org/2018/12/06/new-threat-models-in-the-face-of-british-intelligence-and-the-five-eyes-new-end-to-end-encryption-interception-strategy/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/musalbas/status/1071049321267806208

RT @herodfel@twitter.com
One small tech company talks about their legal advice anenplans re #aabill. Hosting moved to Europe, all Australian code reviewed by oseas engineers, cusromers to pay via foreign subsidiaries resulting in dramatic reduction in tax paid to Aus government. #auspol

I am angry about your decision to pass #aabill and in all good conscience, I can never support Labor. @BillShortenMP @AustralianLabor@twitter.com https://alp.fail

RT @alfiedotwtf@twitter.com
If you work in IT within Australia and have questions about the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, please see https://github.com/alfiedotwtf/AABillFAQ

Submit questions by PR, signal, DM, email, or you can leave questions here and i'll add them to the repo.

#AABill

RT @mnot@twitter.com
. @Scottludlam@twitter.com takes @AustralianLabor@twitter.com to task about the #aabill, including parts of the @intarchboard@twitter.com submission. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/06/national-security-is-a-government-strength-so-labor-will-let-them-be-reckless-with-it

@Mellymelmc the same guy called yesterday as I was watching the #aabill unfold asking if I was still willing to sell at his well below market value offer. I said no and stuck to my guns.

He then rang again at 9 fucken pm and I didn’t answer because only friends get my bloody attention then

Some people. He didn’t leave a message.

RT @maxbedward@twitter.com
2 months ago, @Apple@twitter.com made a submission to Australia's PJCIS on the #aabill.
Informed debate and amendment *should* have made this submission totally obsolete...
but as there was literally none of that, it's absolutely worth a read: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5001477-Apple-comments-to-Australian-parliament.html
#auspol
RIP #austech

RT @LiamPomfret@twitter.com
#aabill doesn’t just kill the tech sector. It also kills our university research. If we cannot ensure the security of the systems we use to collect, store, and analyse data, we can’t ensure the privacy of our human research subjects. This is a complete disaster. #auspol

RT @attacus_au@twitter.com
Wouldn't it be great if the Australian government treated the threat of climate change with anywhere near as much urgency as that which surrounded the #aabill ?

RT @pjf@twitter.com
Bill Shorten reminds us that *someone* in Parliament needs to show leadership, because he's sure as hell not going to.

#auspol #aabill

https://twitter.com/billshortenmp/status/1070498889633980417