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​Judges must oversee new encryption laws, Australian privacy watchdog tells lawmakers

( February 28, 2019, 03:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia’s privacy regulator has renewed its call for Australia’s controversial new encryption laws to be overseen by an independent judge, who would consider any demand for decrypted messages before a request is presented to a technology company. In a new submission to a parliamentary committee reviewing the existing law, which was approved by the legislature in December, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner also said that any request to issue a demand for a decrypted message should be accompanied by a mandatory technical assessment. The new rules allow law-enforcement and spy agencies to demand companies such as Facebook hand over decrypted messages. The legislation has sparked concern about the weakening of privacy safeguards.The OAIC's recent submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is attached. ...

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