Overview
WSJ Pro Cybersecurity quoted Stewart Baker in an August 20 article titled "Australia Pushes Legislation for Unprecedented Data Access." The article discusses Australia’s draft legislative proposal to give law enforcement authorities greater access to user data held by a broad range of communications service providers. According to the article, the proposal has alarmed technology companies.
Baker, former general counsel of the National Security Agency, said: "What this would be is the first developed Western country to adopt a mandate of this kind. It would set a precedent, but my sense is it’s a matter of degree rather than having the dam burst."
The full article can be read at WSJ Pro Cybersecurity.