The Australian Government has left open the door for enforcement agencies to use specific cracks to gain access to encrypted communications on specific devices, given the language it has used in a draft of a new cyber law.

Telecommunications and Internet companies and makers of digital devices will face fines of up to $10 million if they do not help law enforcement agencies gain access to data needed for investigating terrorism offences, according to a new draft law revealed on Tuesday. Individuals will face fines of up to $50,000.

Individuals who disclose information about any of the three classes of notice to technology or Internet companies, seeking co-operation over an investigation, can be jailed for five years, under a new draft law unveiled on Tuesday.

The Australian Greens appear to be unimpressed with the Federal Government's new cyber law, saying that it would "completely undermine the point of end-to-end encryption and the privacy of every single Australian’s personal information online".

Optus has consolidated and expanded its services to government with the securing of a $6 million deal to provide the Australian Government’s Department of Health with telecommunications products and services including Wide Area Network (WAN), mobile and voice services to the department’s 5,000 users.

Google does not respect its own settings as far as location is concerned, and continues to record movements even if the Location History setting is turned off for its services, a report says.

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