Government under fire over encrypted data push

Cybersecurity experts have criticised federal government plans to press technology companies to share encrypted data with security agencies in the name of fighting terrorism. Image: A programmer shows a sample of decrypting source code in Taipei, Taiwan (AAP)

A programmer shows a sample of decrypting source code in Taipei, Taiwan Source: AAP

They say it would weaken existing encryption technology and leave individuals', business and government information online dangerously exposed.