Comment by Youden

Ah, this old bogeyman.

The media drastically overreacted to that act, to the point where the Department of Home Affairs now has an entire page dedicated to addressing the false reporting [0].

The TL;DR is that the act doesn't allow the government to introduce mass surveillance. Section 317ZG [1] expressly forbids any law enforcement request from _having the effect_ of introducing any systemic vulnerability or weakness and _explicitly_ calls out new decryption capabilities as under that umbrella. Your claim that a company can't deny access to the ends of an e2e-encrypted pipe is false.

And yes, that new act exists. The government will be able to hack into your devices and take over your accounts _with a warrant_, just like they can break into your house or take money from your bank account _with a warrant_.

[0]: https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/natio...

[1]: http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997...