INTERNET AUSTRALIA SLAMS GOVT OVER ENCRYPTION LETTER

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And the not-for-profit group that claims to represent Internet users in the country, says the Government's “Facebook encryption letter” even contradicts the Government’s own advice for Staying Smart Online Week. Criticising the action by the Government expressed in an open letter to Facebook signed by the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton - along with his counterparts from the US and the UK - Internet Australia (IA) said: “It is ironic that this entreaty for Facebook to NOT improve the security and confidentiality of its online messaging platform is made in StaySmartOnline Week, on the same day the government’s own cyber security centre revealed Australians are reporting cyber crimes every 10 minutes." In a statement issued on Friday, Internet Australia chair Dr Paul Brooks said, “End-to-end encryption will not mask who a person is communicating with, the circle of acquaintances, the size of messages, dates, times and frequency of messaging, and other data valuable to law enforcement.