JOINT EVENT WITH ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS AUSTRALIA (http://www.meetup.com/electronic-frontiers-australia-sydney/events/231682354/)



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First Speaker:

Edward Farrell

Director at Mercury Information Security Services



Topic:

Security Research: When a Legal Problem Comes About



So I was due to give a talk a few weeks ago for a few bugs in building control systems just hours before I was due to fly to the event. I wanted to touch briefly on the legal issues I'd encountered as well as the courses of actions available, and what path I went down. Attendees will hopefully be able to get an appreciation of options available to them when they encounter similar situations and the decision process when working out a course of action.



Second Speaker:

Genna Churches

PhD Candidate UNSW Law



Topic:

The Postman Rings Twice? Privacy, Discretion and Transparency Issues in the Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Cth)



Attorney-General George Brandis attempted to downplay the revealing nature of metadata by comparing it to the address on an envelope, not the content of the letter itself. This presentation scrutinises this comparison. It explores historical postal legislation and Parliamentary debates in order to determine if legislators were prepared to infringe privacy rights to remedy perceived social problems of the day. These problems included acts then deemed immoral such as gambling and fortune-telling facilitated by the Postal Service. Parliament responded by enacting legislation which granted the Post Master General Czar-like powers under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Cth) (http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/pata1901121901213/) to open mail and prohibit delivery.

This journey through history shows remarkable parallels to the problems and issues raised with data retention under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 (Cth) (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/taaara2015623/). Are there lessons to be learned from history? Is this simply a return to the extraordinary powers of the Post Master General — the Postman ringing twice? Or does history show that data retention is an unprecedented interference with privacy?



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CryptoParty Sydney



We are all about providing resources and help for anyone seeking to secure their communication in a casual, fun, and positive environment. Our events are free of charge, open to anyone, and politically non-aligned.



The topics which are covered in each session depend on what attendees are keen to learn. We normally tend to start off with a short presentation and then move to a hands-on part during which you will be able to get one-on-one help with electronic privacy tools.



It is important that you bring your *laptop* to really get the most out of the meeting, but don’t worry: *No prior knowledge and skills* on the subject-matter are expected! Further details and any of our used slides can be found here:



https://www.cryptoparty.in/sydney



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The space (and a case of beer) for this event is kindly provided by Fishburners.



Fishburners is Australia’s largest startup space .They are a not-for-profit who accommodate 300 entrepreneurs in it’s co-working space and host more than 500 events a year.



For more info visit http://fishburners.org