Serious offences can incur five years jail time and a AU$63,000 penalty. Making the app mandatory is also blocked. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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Consent removed from Australia’s proposed data-sharing legislation
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•The National Data Commissioner won’t be able to prevent data from being shared, rather they are tasked with capabilities to ‘encourage’ data custodians and accredited users to ‘safely and respectfully …read more Source:: Open Source S
Australia’s abhorrent video streaming legislation rammed through Parliament
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•The eSafety Commissioner given power to send notices that reverse evidentiary proof should prosecution be undertaken. …read more Source:: Legal
Australia’s anti-encryption legislation fails to address human rights concerns: Committee
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•The Australian Parliament’s own human rights watchdog committee has identified a raft of concerns with the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, and is ‘seeking additional information’. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Canberra gives ‘decryption’ another crack with draft legislation
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•The Australian government is still committed to ‘no backdoors’, publishing draft legislation that will force internet companies to assist law enforcement in decrypting messages sent with end-to-end encryption. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Australia’s online safety legislation to be probed
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•The Australian government is reviewing existing online safety legislation to ensure the framework can still appropriately protect those moving through cyberspace. …read more Source:: Open Source S
US introduces legislation for Chinese tech sales
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•Citing national security and intellectual property theft, the proposed Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act would also prevent Huawei and ZTE equipment and services from being sold to government in …read more Source:: Legal
California to introduce “Right to Repair” legislation
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•Right to repair: California will become the 18th state to introduce legislation so you can fix your electronics yourself. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Singapore reconsiders move to introduce legislation against fake news
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•Instead, the law ministry proposes the setting up of a government committee to assess the impact of “online falsehoods” in the country and how it should respond. …read more Source:: Legal
Singapore reviews move to introduce legislation against fake news
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•Instead, the law ministry proposes the setting up of a government committee to assess the impact of “online falsehoods” in the country and how it should respond. …read more Source:: Open Source S