Submission from BSA | The Software Alliance (BSA), https://www.bsa.org/~/media/Files/Policy/Data/09102018BSACommentsAssistanceandAccessBill2018.pdf
BSA’s members include: Adobe, Amazon Web Services, ANSYS, Apple, Autodesk, AVEVA, Baseplan Software, Bentley Systems, Box, CA Technologies, Cad Pacific/Power Space, Cad Pacific, Cisco, CNC/Mastercam, DataStax,DocuSign, IBM, Informatica, Intel, Mathworks, Microsoft, Okta, Oracle, PTC, Salesforce, SAS Institute, Siemens PLM Software, Splunk, Symantec, TrendMicro, Trimble Solutions Corporation, and Workday. Kind Regards Paul Wilkins On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 at 08:53, Nick Stallman <n...@agentpoint.com> wrote: > Governments have the power to pass any bill they want, and they can waive > around any sovereign rights they want as well. > > It doesn't mean the bills will match reality. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill > > On 13/09/18 15:13, Paul Wilkins wrote: > > Mark, > An enabler? I wish. The government is perfectly capable of passing the > Assistance and Access Bill without my help. > > There's a compelling argument that encryption doesn't negate the sovereign > right of the Crown to conduct wiretap surveillance subject to judicial > writ. I recognise the need to extend judicial writ to the cyber domain. So > do plenty of other people, inside and outside of government, so it's > happening, regardless of the objections of hardline privacy advocates. > > I want this regime to be effective and implemented properly, with checks > and balances consistent with a liberal democracy, and proportionate to the > need for privacy. If I contribute to the process, it's to ensure a better > outcome than had I stood idle and silent. > > Kind regards > > Paul Wilkins > > On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 at 12:58, Mark Smith <markzzzsm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You realise you're being an enabler don't you? >> >> On Thu., 13 Sep. 2018, 09:35 Paul Wilkins, <paulwilkins...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> If there were an equivalent to certificate transparency logs for our >>> data retention laws and for these proposed technical assistance requests, >>> you could be sure that they'd be used much more responsibly and sparingly. >>> >>> I like this idea, a lot. >>> >>> In my submission I raised the possibility of a single agency acting as a >>> clearing house for judicial writs, and issuing per warrant SSL certificates >>> to secure warrant data as part of the process. The idea to have them >>> implement certificate transparency is excellent, and I'd support any >>> representation to government urging them to resource such efforts. However, >>> it's going to be a struggle, given where, if you've noticed, gov.au is not >>> yet DNSSEC signed - which I find deliciously ironic, the government issuing >>> itself new powers to protect our cyber security, while their whole TLD >>> flaps in the breeze... >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Paul Wilkins >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 at 21:52, Paul Gear <aus...@libertysys.com.au> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/09/18 17:04, Mark Newton wrote: >>>> > ... >>>> > There is no democratic brake on the advancement of the intelligence >>>> > community’s powers, they continue to do whatever the hell they want, >>>> > with no recourse. >>>> > ... >>>> >>>> ^ This. Those in power continue to wield it in ways which benefit >>>> themselves rather than all of us. I'm not sure what the entire solution >>>> is, but part of it surely must include being open to scrutiny by the >>>> general public. If there were an equivalent to certificate transparency >>>> logs for our data retention laws and for these proposed technical >>>> assistance requests, you could be sure that they'd be used much more >>>> responsibly and sparingly. >>>> >>>> I would also add that nor is there a brake on the advancement of Silicon >>>> Valley's powers. Imagine if the same public (or near-public) scrutiny >>>> were available for the decisions that large Internet, financial, and >>>> advertising firms make about us... >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> AusNOG mailing list >>>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing > listAusNOG@lists.ausnog.nethttp://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > > -- > Nick Stallman > TECNICAL DIRECTOR > [image: Email] n...@agentpoint.com > [image: Website] www.agentpoint.com.au > [image: Agentpoint] <https://www.agentpoint.com.au/> [image: Instagram] > <https://www.instagram.com/Agentpoint/> [image: Twitter] > <https://twitter.com/agentpoint> [image: Facebook] > <https://www.facebook.com/agentpoint/> >
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