Underappreciated consequences of Encryption Bill could damage Australian security industry for years

Two-thirds of Australian technology companies believe the federal governments new encryption laws will compromise trust in their products and damage their export prospects in the long term, according to new figures from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The new Perceptions Survey was distributed to 512 startups, scaleups, SMEs, large enterprises and peak bodies by industry body the Australian Cyber Security Growth Network (AustCyber). Of the 63 responding companies, fully 76 percent expressed concerns about the bill, with the most common concern expressed by 81 percent of those respondents being the lack of clarity around definitions.”]

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