Asian Tech Roundup: Australia's and India's encryption backdoor plans

Plus, China and Japan in race to put humans on the moon again

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Asian Tech Roundup: Australia and India's e2e backdoor plans
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Asian Tech Roundup: Australia and India's e2e backdoor plans

Welcome to Computing's fortnightly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at Australia's and India's desire to allow law enforcement to view encrypted communications, the new moon race and Microsoft's South East Asian initiatives.

Australia Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, and Reece Kershaw, commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, have called for "accountable...

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