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Australia could be the first of the Five Eyes to abolish end-to-end encryption. Open letter urging Australian government to protect encryption.


Australia could be the first of the Five Eyes to abolish end-to-end encryption.

Joint statement urging the Australian government to protect end-to-end encryption in the statutory review process of the Online Safety Act, published by Access Now. Without clear protections, the eSafety Commissioner may soon issue industry standards under the Australian Online Safety Act that effectively force service providers to weaken or circumvent end-to-end encryption to monitor and intercept communications. We urge the Australian government to utilise the Online Safety Act review process to course correct and actively protect and encourage the use of end-to-end encryption.

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