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Sydney

About

Why CryptoParty?

Privacy is the space in which ideas are developed, to retreat into whenever you want. This space is not only physical but digital as well. Governments and companies don't want to respect that so we become active ourselves.

What is a CryptoParty?

CryptoParties are free and open for everyone, but especially ​those without prior knowledge, who haven't yet attended one.

CryptoParty is a decentralized movement with events happening all over the world. The goal is to pass on knowledge about protecting yourself in the digital space. This can include encrypted communication, preventing being tracked while browsing the web and general security advice for computers and smartphones.

To try the programs and apps at the CryptoParty bring your laptop or smartphone.

Next Dates

Day Time Location Address Comments
18 Jan 2017 18:00 Fishburners 608 Harris Street, Sydney More
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Next Event Dates

18th January, 2017 at 6:00 PM @ Fishburners 608 Harris Street, Sydney

Program

Stanley Shanapinda – Build-A-Wall: Metadata Retention vs. Critical Infrastructure Protection

Review of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 and the Data Retention Act 2015

The Federal Government announced the New Review of the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016.

ISPs may be required to retain information to prevent telecommunications networks from being used to commit cyber crimes. The use of retained session metadata is an effective cyber attack detection strategy. ISPs may therefore retain session metadata and disclose it to the Attorney General's Department (AGD) to comply with the proposed law. The AGD is an intermediary, overseeing and sharing information with the Federal police and security agencies, and vice versa.

On the other hand, to protect privacy, the Data Retention Act 2015 does not require the ISP to retain session metadata. The ISP may voluntarily do so. The Data Retention Act 2015 however, requires the ISP to disclose information it has available, if law enforcement and security agencies request for it.

The relationship between these laws may therefore require clarity and ring-fencing to prevent conflict and being by-passed.

About the Speaker

Stanley Shanapinda is a Ph.D. Research Candidate with the Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS), Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He is affiliated with the Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre (D2D CRC) research institute, South Australia. He holds a Master’s of Management degree in ICT Policy and Regulation (MM ICT PR) from the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa).

Stanley is currently researching the tripartite relationship between the powers of law enforcement and national security agencies to access and use telecommunications metadata; the development of communications technologies and the role of oversight.

He is the Journal Assistant for the Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, published by the Taylor and Francis Group.

He is a Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia. He is the inaugural CEO of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN). Prior to that, he was an independent consultant and The Head: Legal Advice, at Telecom Namibia Limited.

Contact

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