Microsoft says encryption laws deter companies from storing data in Australia

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The software giant's president says vague new laws are damaging the Australian technology industry and causing customers to seek options in other countries.

The Government's new laws force technology companies to let police access encrypted messages. Technology companies, human rights groups, lawyers and others aren't happy.

Mr Smith said Australia had developed a reputation as a destination for companies to store customer data, although that been undermined in the past six months. "There is this wonderful phrase about enabling companies to avoid creating a systemic weakness but that phrase is not defined," he said.

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. Gig economy businesses worried about our privacy. Nice one. Microsoft profits from stealing your data, mixing with data on you that 100 other companies steal from you, run it through software (or humans) and store it forever. -ads, yes... -health insurance? -news items? -soul?

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Shock horror! Totally unexpected!

We have some exceptionally stupid politicians in government and opposition right now.

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