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NSW police corruption body wants access to encrypted communications
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The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has asked for inclusion to the list of organisations able to access encrypted communications under Australia's new laws, unsure of the rationale behind its exclusion.
 
The LECC was established in 2017 to investigate, and oversee, law enforcement misconduct in New South Wales. The NSW Police Force is the largest in the country, with 20,725 members.
 
In its submission [PDF] to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security's (PJCIS) Inquiry into Australia's encryption laws, the LECC said it relies significantly on telecommunications interception warrants to investigate serious offences allegedly committed by NSW Police Force officers.
 
It said that last year, 93 percent of IP communications intercepted by virtue of LECC warrants were encrypted. It also said its digital forensics capability is hindered by the use of encryption to secure devices and digital storage.
 
"The legislative access to 'designated communications providers' provided within Schedule 1 of the Act would assist the LECC's investigation of serious offences," it wrote.
 
Schedule 1 of Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 allows police to investigate "prescribed offences", which includes all offences that attract a penalty of at least three years imprisonment.
 
The LECC has argued the rationale provided for its exclusion is insufficient.

Source :  https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsw-police...nications/
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