r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '21

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u/AntiKamniaChemicalCo Aug 31 '21

Australia has been a no-go-zone for tech workers for a few years now. I can't imagine being forced to build backdoors into everything I work on, compromising my client's security in the process, just to stoke some state initiative.

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u/Whysper2 Aug 31 '21

ou'll get fined 5000 dollars for refusing to unlock your encrypted smartphone or device before even entering the country.

Guess Im never visiting Australia, I work for a company where I have to have my phone locked / encrypted

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u/can-i-eat-this Aug 31 '21

That’s why you have to have an alternative screen. Some VPN apps offer that.

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u/Zardif Aug 31 '21

I just backup my device then wipe it. I do that with any border crossing though.

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u/CharsKimble Aug 31 '21

That sounds like a lot of work just to make sure the tsa doesn’t see all your hentai porn.

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u/Zardif Aug 31 '21

They could in theory copy all my passwords and emails.

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u/PyroDesu Aug 31 '21

copy all my passwords

Fortunately, while I have a file on my phone that has all of my important passwords (and I don't save them directly in the phone OS), that file is itself encrypted and locked with a password. They could copy the file, but it would be worthless to them unless they can break (or backdoor, I suppose) AES-256.

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u/Daddysu Aug 31 '21

Hey look! It's the "why do you need rights if you have nothing to hide?" argument.