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SueletteD@SueletteD21 Oct 2019
2/3 @ScottMorrisonMP has crushed journalists, persecuted lawyers, hidden info, hit #whistleblowers and silenced academics (@censorcon) - for 'national security'. Related: backdooring encryption, warrantless metadata surveillance #YourRightToKnow #JournalismIsNotACrime @withMEAA
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SueletteD@SueletteD21 Oct 2019
1/3 Today media across Aus has launched a devastating campaign hitting back at @ScottMorrisonMP & Minister @PeterDuttonMP’s relentless attack on journalists, whistleblowers & access to public info (FOI). #YourRightToKnow #JournalismIsNotACrime #auspol #pressfreedom @withMEAA
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Dr Suelette Dreyfus and Thomas Drake talk about censorship at the Australian Cyber Conference with @PhillipAdams_1 on @LNLonRN. ab.co/2B32LK0
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As far as I can tell, ASD/ACSC still hasn’t responded to any journalist’s request for comment on this odd happening. teapawt.net/stilgherrian/status/11…
Stilgherrian (@stilgherrian) profile pictureStilgherrian@stilgherrian9 Oct 2019
Hey kids, I’ve got some reporting on CyberCon still to come this week, but here’s my two yarns from today about the daft stuff. 1. “Government interference in Australia’s premier cybersecurity conference is a worry” zdnet.com/article/government…
Government interference in Australia's premier cybersecurity conference is a worry - ZDNET

Government interference in Australia's premier cybersecurity conference is a worry - ZDNET

Two 'incongruent' speakers were dumped from Australia's CyberCon. And bizarrely, the media was barred from covering a session explaining a public consultation process.

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2. “Schneier slams Australia’s encryption laws and CyberCon speaker bans” zdnet.com/article/schneier-s…
Schneier slams Australia's encryption laws and CyberCon speaker bans - ZDNET

Schneier slams Australia's encryption laws and CyberCon speaker bans - ZDNET

Governments breaking encryption is bad, and 'will get worse once breaking encryption means people can die', says one of the world's leading security experts.

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Hey kids, I’ve got some reporting on CyberCon still to come this week, but here’s my two yarns from today about the daft stuff. 1. “Government interference in Australia’s premier cybersecurity conference is a worry” zdnet.com/article/government…
Government interference in Australia's premier cybersecurity conference is a worry - ZDNET

Government interference in Australia's premier cybersecurity conference is a worry - ZDNET

Two 'incongruent' speakers were dumped from Australia's CyberCon. And bizarrely, the media was barred from covering a session explaining a public consultation process.

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The cancellation of two prominent speakers has overshadowed Australia’s premier cybersecurity conference in Melbourne #CyberCon portswigger.net/daily-swig/q…
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After banning working cryptography and raiding whistleblowers, Australia's spies ban speakers from national infosec conference boingboing.net/2019/10/09/po…
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This is a big story. Great credit to Uni Melbourne @unimelb, the Melb School of Engineering @engunimelb & Computing and Information Systems @cis_unimelb for standing up for academic freedom & freedom of speech & opposing what appears to be rank censorship @SueletteD @PeterCronau
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“I didn’t come here to speak about whistleblowing..I came here to speak about surveillance, information technology & what it takes to actually employ & deploy cybersecurity especially while the threat is in today’s digital age” & “a lot of cyberinsecurity” skynews.com.au/details/_6093…
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Speakers Censored at AISA Conference in Melbourne schneier.com/blog/archives/2…

Speakers Censored at AISA Conference in Melbourne - Schneier on Security

Two speakers were censored at the Australian Information Security Association’s annual conference this week in Melbourne. Thomas Drake, former NSA employee and whistleblower, was scheduled to give a...

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US expert Bruce Schneier criticises the dropping of two whistleblowers from #CyberCon, directs audience to read their speeches online, gets loud applause.
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SueletteD@SueletteD8 Oct 2019
1/2 The wonderful @schneierblog just gave a call out to @Thomas_Drake1 and me from #AISA #cybercon main stage - talked about the @CyberGovAU disinviting of speakers. #CensorCon #cyber #infosec #cybersecurity #informationsecurity @engunimelb
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⁦@schneierblog⁩ comments on #cybercon2019 removing me & ⁦@SueletteD⁩ as speakers—“Australia has been benefiting a lot from whistleblowers...exposing corruption & bad behavior on the part of the government -- and the government doesn't like it.” schneier.com/blog/archives/2…
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SueletteD@SueletteD7 Oct 2019
Indeed! I was literally a posterchild for #AISA #Cybercon . I saw my face go by on the side of a tram in the city just a few weeks ago. It’s almost comical. #CensorCon #cyber #infosec #cybersecurity #informationsecurity
Chris Culnane (@chrisculnane) profile pictureChris Culnane@chrisculnane7 Oct 2019
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They were quite happy to use @SueletteD's image to promote the conference around Melbourne, but then weren't willing to let her speak. @CyberGovAU are showing a distinct lack of credibility and integrity on this one.
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So it appears that the cancellation of @SueletteD's presentation on technology for whistle-blowing at #CyberCon was due to Australian government pressure. My previous stance of `At least our government is not as embarrassing as the UK or US' is slowly becoming invalid.
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SueletteD@SueletteD8 Oct 2019
It’s heartening to see the media is interested in this topic and sees its importance #CensorCon #cyber #infosec #cybercon #cybersecurity #informationsecurity @schneierblog @briankrebs @annikasmethurst itwire.com/security/top-spea…
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A prominent US whistleblower who had his speech at gov-sponsored @AISA_National cancelled, along w/ the speech of an Australian academic, says the action was an example of “censorship” that “sends a really chilling message” @Thomas_Drake1 @ASDGovAu buff.ly/33d9c9a
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CensorCon (@censorcon) profile pictureCensorCon@censorcon7 Oct 2019
#CyberCon, Australia's largest security conference, starts today. But two eminent experts, @Thomas_Drake1 and @SueletteD, won't be speaking after @CyberGovAU removed them from the speakers list. For comment: [email protected]. Our dms are open. #CensorCon
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“Your Entire Life Is Blown Up”--Talking with Thomas Drake about what it's like to be a government whistleblower slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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