back to article Oz telco security laws might miss 2015 deadline

Speculation is emerging that the changing of the guard in Canberra is going to delay the implementation of the government's much-criticised telecommunications security regime. The laws, which among other things require carriers to reveal their network security arrangements to the Attorney-General's Department and notify the …

  1. dan1980

    One can hope, I suppose. But then one can also be disappointed. Repeatedly. Bitterly.

  2. Winkypop Silver badge
    Pirate

    Ill conceived Laws need to fail

    Or be circumvented.

    1. dan1980

      Re: Ill conceived Laws need to fail

      What makes you think it was ill-conceived?

      Is it the glaringly obvious fact that it will be next to useless for achieving the stated purpose? If so then the simple explanation is that the stated purpose is not the real purpose.

      I.e. our government is lying to us in order to spy on us.

      This is not foil-hat material anymore - this is the proven reality of our situation and has been for years.

  3. Cincinnataroo

    How was this thing drafted?

    It would be good to know how this thing was drafted (or is that dafted) in the first place.

    It seems to have hallmarks of technical ignorance.

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