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[Mtgvenue] Australia and its encryption laws

Jay Daley <jay@ietf.org> Thu, 10 June 2021 03:03 UTC

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In response to our recent consultation on three possible venues in Australia, we received the following comment:

> Australia has the most draconian anti-encryption laws in the developed world, perhaps in the entire world.
> 
> See, for example, this BBC piece which explains that the government can require access to *all* material,
> and strong encryption is effectively illegal:
> 
> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46463029
> 
> If we meant what we said in RFC 1984 I don't see how we can meet anywhere in Australia.

I would like to know if the community agrees with this view and that Australia should be excluded as a potential meeting country so long as these laws are in place.

Jay

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Jay Daley
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