Paranoid defence controls could criminalise teaching encryption
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 07:30
in Mathematics & Economics
You might not think that an academic computer science course could be classified as an export of military technology. But under the Defence Trade Controls Act – which passed into law in April, and will come into force next year – there is a real possibility that even seemingly innocuous educational and research activities could fall foul of Australian defence export control laws.