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Tech giants oppose Australia’s data encryption law
- Thursday | 4th October, 2018
The government has said the proposed law is needed amid a heightened risk of terror attacks. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law that would require them to provide access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities, an industry lobby group said on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for Australia’s home affairs minister, who is overseeing the legislation, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. If the bill becomes law, Australia would be one of the first nations to impose broad access requirements on technology companies, though others are poised to follow. ($1 = 1.3933 Australian dollars)($1 = 1.5188 New Zealand dollars)(By Colin Packham; Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Darren Schuettler)Likes
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