Oz Greens crypto anti-backdoor motion shot down by major parties Australia's major political parties have slapped down a motion by the Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam to acknowledge the need for strong encryption. The conservative Turnbull Government and Labor opposition rejected the motion put forward in the Senate this week by the technology-savvy communications spokesman. Ludlam' …
it is important for technology companies to cooperate with law enforcement.
Whilst a largely law abiding society is a prerequisite for a civilised one, this statement also means it is important for technology companies to cooperate with human rights abuses in dictatorships, since in those countries law enforcement is mostly about terrorising the population into submission.
60 percent of the world's population live in non-free countries.
As a 5 eyes nation all of the politicians of all factions are compatible with mass surveillance. If they weren't the spooks from the other 4 eyes (and maybe traitors in their own country) would leak against them.
If you haven't noticed, 5 eyes countries leaders, are all extremely pro-mass surveillance of their own country. The result of extensive shaping of politics.
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