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<em>Australia’s new encryption back door law is misguided and betrays a fundamentally computer illiterate approach. Its knee jerk reaction to a false narrative problem is irrational, and a convenient pretext to legislate for long sought after powers to break encryption. She is ignorant of the history of computing and encryption, and her plans will damage Britain. </em><strong><em>N.B. This is not a criticism of the Australian government in particular.</em></strong><em> It applies equally to </em><strong><em>any government anywhere</em></strong><em> that wants to regulate encryption in their jurisdiction.</em>