INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
released a draft of the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, which, when passed into law, will force tech giants like Facebook, Google, Apple
and Twitter to offer a degree of cooperation in accessing devices or messages on encrypted platforms.A private industry body called The
Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI), representing the tech giants, has voiced its concerns over the draft bill in a statement on Monday,
permit law enforcement agencies like the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to intercept private messages, but DIGI says
the Coalition government, more than 90% of private communications already being intercepted by the Australian Federal Police has some form
