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• Australian ‘encryption’ law could run afoul of GDPR, US CLOUD Act: Law Council

  The Law Council says that Australia’s ‘encryption’ legislation, which was intended to facilitate police interception of online communications channels, may end up leaving local law enforcement agencies unable to take advantage of a US scheme intended to make it easier to obtain access to data held by tech companies.

• Law Council concerned about biometrics bill

  The Law Council of Australia has called for a bill that will increase the powers of the immigration department to collect biometric identifiers to not be passed before an assessment by the privacy commissioner of its impact.