Finally, some semblance of sanity in the world.

> ... a surveillance wish-list disguised as anti-drug legislation.

> ... governments in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and elsewhere continue to flirt with anti-encryption laws ...

"The founder of Session, an encrypted messaging app, recently moved from Australia to Switzerland—or more precisely, he fled.

The sudden move came after police unexpectedly showed up at an employee’s home, with the founder pointing to Australia’s increasing hostility toward privacy-focused technology as his reason for leaving."

The "Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018" of Australia essentially empowers the government to act the same as the UK: Demand a communications/storage provider build a back-door into their products.

Technical Capability Notice: ... notice requiring the communications provider to build a new capability. Once built, ASIO [The Aus. version of the CIA is split into 2 departments: This is the analysis side.] or an interception agency can seek assistance ...

> ... lobbyists for police national security agencies will continue to push similar proposals ...