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<div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Some Aussie pols have got a bee in the bonnet about backdoors. ISOC has rallied the troops to set them straight!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:5px 15px 0px 0px;padding-bottom:5px"><div style="overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="width:691.818px;background:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="width:671.818px;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:600px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/nsfmmwrcn4/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none"></a></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aussiesencrypt/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-10461" src="https://i2.wp.com/isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/isoc-au_encryption4.png?resize=300%2C169" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a>Today,<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">August 20 2018</strong>, at<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">07:00 UTC</strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.internet.org.au/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">I<strong style="font-weight:bold">nternet Australia</strong></a>and the<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">Internet Society</a></strong><span> </span>present an<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/experts-session-on-encryption/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">Experts Session on Encryption</a></strong><span> </span>at Parliament House in Canberra. During the session, international and local experts from across the field will discuss the technical aspects of encryption and digital security. They will explain how encryption is used to secure communications and data, and explore its role in the Australian digital economy. Experts will also discuss the risks associated with attempting to provide exceptional access to encrypted systems i.e. backdoors. Speakers:<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Keith Besgrove</strong>, Internet Australia; Dr.<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Vanessa Teague</strong>, University of Melbourne; Dr.<strong style="font-weight:bold"><span> </span>Hal Abelson</strong>, MIT;<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Christine Runnegar</strong>, Internet Society;<strong style="font-weight:bold"><span> </span>Linus Chang</strong>, Scram Software;<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Mark Nottingham</strong>, IAB & IETF;<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Martin Thomson</strong>, Mozilla & IAB;<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Peter Tonoli</strong>, EFA, Internet Australia. The session will be webcast live on the<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aussiesencrypt/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">Internet Society Livestream Channel</a></strong>.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="font-weight:bold">View on Livestream:<span> </span><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aussiesencrypt/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aussiesencrypt/</a></strong><br><strong style="font-weight:bold">Twitter: #aussiesencrypt<span> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/aussiesencrypt" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/aussiesencrypt</a></strong></p><br class="gmail-m_6761619794412127939m_5046994557546102926gmail-m_-1971930491631196777gmail-m_8139750861893957084gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br><p></p><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef" style="width:600px;background-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-top:1px solid rgb(243,243,243);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px"><strong></strong></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:small;display:inline"><strong>Permalink</strong></div><font color="#888888" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"> </span></font><br><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10460" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10460</a><br><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:14px"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="3" style="width:600px;background-image:url("https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/stripes.gif");background-repeat:repeat-x;background-color:rgb(67,164,208);height:3px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?blog=10787942&post=9709&subd=isoc-ny.org&ref=&email=1&email_o=jetpack&host=jetpack.wordpress.com" width="1" height="1"></div><div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">

<br clear="all"></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Joly MacFie</div><div>President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a>          </span>218 565 9365</div></div></div>
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