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Join the Australian Privacy Foundation<\/strong>, Digital Rights Watch Australia<\/strong>, Future Wise<\/strong>, and the QUT Crime and Justice Research Centre<\/strong> at ThoughtWorks<\/strong> Brisbane office to discuss ‘Attacks on Encryption: Privacy, Civil Society, and the Surveillance State.’<\/p>\n The Australian Government has announced it will pursue new powers to access encrypted communications. At present, it is unclear if Australia’s laws will require so-called backdoor vulnerabilities to be built into messaging applications. They could compel access via decryption keys or they might enable remote access to devices for interception of communications “at the ends.”<\/p>\n There are wide ranging privacy and information security concerns in relation to these proposed new laws.<\/p>\n We have brought together a range of experts to have a critical conversation about surveillance politics, international dimensions of privacy law, the contested moral legitimacy of encryption backdoors, encryption for journalists and current civil society campaigns in this area.<\/p>\n Confirmed speakers include:<\/p>\n The event will be live streamed for those interested and unable to join in person. Further details about remote links and full abstracts and speaker bios to follow.<\/p>\n Arrive at 17:30 for food, drinks and networking with presentations commencing at 18:00 sharp.<\/p>\n *REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL AS LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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