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❝Anybody who refuses to help the authorities crack a computer system when ordered will face up to five years jail.
If the crime being investigated is terrorism, the penalty for non-compliance is increased to 10 years' jail or $126,000.
If Parliament passes the bill, tech companies will have to help authorities crack the encryption on users devices when told to help - or face up to $10 million in fines.
If anybody at the company tells anybody that they have been told to do it, they will face up to five years' in jail.
This will give authorities access to your protected online information in the event of an investigation.
Under the legislation, foreign countries can also ask Australia's Attorney General for police to access data in your computer to help them investigate law-breaking overseas.❞
❝Anybody who refuses to help the authorities crack a computer system when ordered will face up to five years jail.
If the crime being investigated is terrorism, the penalty for non-compliance is increased to 10 years' jail or $126,000.
If Parliament passes the bill, tech companies will have to help authorities crack the encryption on users devices when told to help - or face up to $10 million in fines.
If anybody at the company tells anybody that they have been told to do it, they will face up to five years' in jail.
This will give authorities access to your protected online information in the event of an investigation.
Under the legislation, foreign countries can also ask Australia's Attorney General for police to access data in your computer to help them investigate law-breaking overseas.❞