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title: "Meanwhile, Australia pines for its prison colony past... ❝Anybody who…"
date: 2020-04-15
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# Meanwhile, Australia pines for its prison colony past... ❝Anybody who…

*April 15, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/now-the-police-want-your-passwords----and-you-could-be-fined-dollar60000-or-put-in-prison-for-five-years-if-you-refuse/ar-BBNBzP6?ocid=sf2](https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/now-the-police-want-your-passwords-%e2%80%93-and-you-could-be-fined-dollar60000-or-put-in-prison-for-five-years-if-you-refuse/ar-BBNBzP6?ocid=sf2){target="_blank"}
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Meanwhile, Australia pines for its prison colony past\...\
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❝Anybody who refuses to help the authorities crack a computer system when ordered will face up to five years jail.\
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If the crime being investigated is terrorism, the penalty for non-compliance is increased to 10 years\' jail or \$126,000.\
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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.\
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If anybody at the company tells anybody that they have been told to do it, they will face up to five years\' in jail.\
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This will give authorities access to your protected online information in the event of an investigation.\
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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.❞
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