The laws of nature limit what laws humans may implement. You cannot make a law that falling out of windows is illegal on grounds that gravity must not apply. I mean, of course you can make such a law, it's just impossible to enforce it and you look like a complete idiot for even proposing one.
Like this goofball here.
And yes, it IS impossible to give governments a backdoor while at the same time having sensible encryption that allows your economy to make sensible business deals. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. You can either have an economy that works or you can have broken encryption with backdoors. Pick your poison. Because one thing is certain: As soon as you must not use sensible encryption anymore in a country, it becomes really, really, REALLY difficult to convince a foreign actor to deal with you in any sort of deal that requires even the least kind of confidentiality.
And you better don't expect me to do any kind of business online in such a country.
This is not about him not understanding the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption. This is him not only not understanding the difference between a natural law (i.e. one that simply applies whether he likes it or not) and a human made law (i.e. the bullshit he usually creates and deals with). Mathematics isn't up for negotiation. It's nothing you can implement or not, it is something that simply is the way it is. You also can't argue with gravity whether you want to fall off a cliff. This ain't no Bugs Bunny cartoon where you don't fall until you look down and do a double take. Gravity simply applies.
But that's only half the problem. And because he is already too dimwitted to understand this particularly mundane fact that any child older than 8 can grasp without a problem (i.e. that there are rules you can't break because you break your leg if you try and there are rules you can break as long as your parents don't catch you), he of course cannot understand the ramifications his blunder would have on the Australian economy. Because outside his little crayon-drawn world, in reality, people do understand the implications of a broken and hence worthless encryption, and certainly will not want to do business in a country where it is MANDATORY to not be able to sensibly keep your data from being spied upon.
The longer Australia has to deal with this prime idiot, the worse it will be to rebuild afterwards.
I'm pretty sure there's already an interstellar lawsuit going on where it's become illegal in some solar systems to point with easy to remember names at our coordinates in space.
This is a surefire way to sink any and all businesses that even remotely deal with any kind of data in Australia. Because why the FUCK would I entrust any company in AUS with my data if everyone and their grandma has access to that data?
And no, "government only" key only means "every government on the planet and whoever else has enough bucks". There is no "feds only" backdoor. Never has been, never will be.
If you are stupid enough to implement this, any and all IT businesses will not leave but flee your country and move elsewhere. Welcome to the digital world where moving abroad is a matter of bandwidth, not carrying capacity.
It's less about what they could do, it's more about what they are going to do. An engineer sitting on top of a rocket will more likely have to figure out a solution for an emergency situation ("technician" work) than spending his time designing the next iteration of capsules (which would be "engineer" work).
Or how about finally making a law that benefits people? Next time the flood's about to hit Brisbane, simply make a law that disallows it and be done with it.
Oh why didn't we have that genius in office back in 2011? Think of the damage he could have avoided!
In old/., we'd have gotten a story about the robots they made and what the competition had to offer, what the challenge is and maybe an interview with them on their strategy, with a tacked on foot note that they may finally enter the country.
In new/., we get a story about them being now allowed to enter the country. No, nothing about the actual robots, why are you asking?
And Microsoft should have been Google. But large corporations are oil tankers, they cannot adjust their course quickly enough to react to changing currents.
Did he say to end it there? I considered it a suggestion what to do for the entree. Ya know, the "get to know you" phase of the days to follow. Torture is much more personal and rewarding when you get to know your victim and what breaks not only their body but also their mind and soul.
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The laws of nature limit what laws humans may implement. You cannot make a law that falling out of windows is illegal on grounds that gravity must not apply. I mean, of course you can make such a law, it's just impossible to enforce it and you look like a complete idiot for even proposing one.
Like this goofball here.
And yes, it IS impossible to give governments a backdoor while at the same time having sensible encryption that allows your economy to make sensible business deals. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. You can either have an economy that works or you can have broken encryption with backdoors. Pick your poison. Because one thing is certain: As soon as you must not use sensible encryption anymore in a country, it becomes really, really, REALLY difficult to convince a foreign actor to deal with you in any sort of deal that requires even the least kind of confidentiality.
And you better don't expect me to do any kind of business online in such a country.
Just to make it clear: Does that mean I get a reward or is that still illegal?
Just checking...
Australia. Austria is a much smaller country on pretty much the opposite end of the globe.
The politicians aren't much more intelligent, though.
Lemme guess. He simply redefined the meaning of "fast"?
This is not about him not understanding the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption. This is him not only not understanding the difference between a natural law (i.e. one that simply applies whether he likes it or not) and a human made law (i.e. the bullshit he usually creates and deals with). Mathematics isn't up for negotiation. It's nothing you can implement or not, it is something that simply is the way it is. You also can't argue with gravity whether you want to fall off a cliff. This ain't no Bugs Bunny cartoon where you don't fall until you look down and do a double take. Gravity simply applies.
But that's only half the problem. And because he is already too dimwitted to understand this particularly mundane fact that any child older than 8 can grasp without a problem (i.e. that there are rules you can't break because you break your leg if you try and there are rules you can break as long as your parents don't catch you), he of course cannot understand the ramifications his blunder would have on the Australian economy. Because outside his little crayon-drawn world, in reality, people do understand the implications of a broken and hence worthless encryption, and certainly will not want to do business in a country where it is MANDATORY to not be able to sensibly keep your data from being spied upon.
The longer Australia has to deal with this prime idiot, the worse it will be to rebuild afterwards.
There's nothing wrong with the bidet, is there?
And a very, very shitty implementation of javax.net.ssl. Almost like the honorable prime minister wants to be a prime candidate for a defacement...
I still want to see him discuss gravity with a cliff.
No. Put them out of their (and your) misery and go on with your life. It's better for everyone.
Maybe you found something to impeach him on, for he is clearly unfit to bear that title.
Not really, they're actually boring as fuck. One-time pads are unbreakable, at least if used correctly.
Well, everyone who has some kind of marketable skill is busy working, so who's left for grandstanding and talking bullshit?
I'm pretty sure there's already an interstellar lawsuit going on where it's become illegal in some solar systems to point with easy to remember names at our coordinates in space.
So now instead he looks like a dimwitted loudmouth who yaks about shit he doesn't have the foggiest clue about. Is that better?
If anything, it's now time to use this and highlight what a complete dolt this moron is, trying to pretend his delusions of grandeur trump reality.
Try them all, eliminate them all. At some point, someone sane has to come along or the party is gone. Either way is fine by me.
This is a surefire way to sink any and all businesses that even remotely deal with any kind of data in Australia. Because why the FUCK would I entrust any company in AUS with my data if everyone and their grandma has access to that data?
And no, "government only" key only means "every government on the planet and whoever else has enough bucks". There is no "feds only" backdoor. Never has been, never will be.
If you are stupid enough to implement this, any and all IT businesses will not leave but flee your country and move elsewhere. Welcome to the digital world where moving abroad is a matter of bandwidth, not carrying capacity.
He honestly considers himself the smartest person in the room.
For a small enough room this may even be the case. Provided everyone else and their dog leaves.
You might want to spray for bugs, too, to be sure.
It's less about what they could do, it's more about what they are going to do. An engineer sitting on top of a rocket will more likely have to figure out a solution for an emergency situation ("technician" work) than spending his time designing the next iteration of capsules (which would be "engineer" work).
At least while he's sitting in the capsule.
Or how about finally making a law that benefits people? Next time the flood's about to hit Brisbane, simply make a law that disallows it and be done with it.
Oh why didn't we have that genius in office back in 2011? Think of the damage he could have avoided!
After all Ronald Reagan won the US presidency twice.
Same deal as with Trump: Just look what he was running against and you don't wonder anymore.
In old /., we'd have gotten a story about the robots they made and what the competition had to offer, what the challenge is and maybe an interview with them on their strategy, with a tacked on foot note that they may finally enter the country.
In new /., we get a story about them being now allowed to enter the country. No, nothing about the actual robots, why are you asking?
Get the fuck out the country you fucking terrorist. You have your own country,
Until here you had me confused whether you're an American talking to an Afghan or an Afghan talking to an American.
And Microsoft should have been Google. But large corporations are oil tankers, they cannot adjust their course quickly enough to react to changing currents.
Did he say to end it there? I considered it a suggestion what to do for the entree. Ya know, the "get to know you" phase of the days to follow. Torture is much more personal and rewarding when you get to know your victim and what breaks not only their body but also their mind and soul.
What do you mean, "will"? That's basically what they ARE doing.