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FIRB reforms will ‘imperil’ quantum sector

Proposed changes to Australia’s foreign investment rules will “imperil” the future of the country’s quantum computing sector and severely disadvantage local tech companies, according to a number of submissions...

Encryption laws near a ‘significant turning point’

27 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The recent independent national security monitor’s report on Australia’s anti-encryption powers and the ongoing parliamentary inquiry should be a “significant turning point” for the highly controversial legislation, Digital Rights...

Tracing app draft legislation points the way

5 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Opposition and privacy and civil liberties experts have welcomed the release of draft legislation enshrining privacy safeguards and protections around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, but there is...

COVIDSafe code to be released within two weeks

27 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The source code of the federal government’s contact tracing app will be made public within two weeks after more than 2 million Australians downloaded the service in just one...

New hurdle for encryption laws

23 July 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s new encryption laws may contravene major international laws in the US and Europe Union, putting Australian companies at risk of significant fines, according to the Law...

Encryption bill fight gets ugly

4 December 2018 | by Denham Sadler

The political debate over the highly contentious encryption bill has become even uglier as a vote fast-approaches, with the government accusing Labor of “running a protection racket” for terrorists....