Australia's wiretapping raised questions as to the government's capacity to secure classified information. Tempo reporters Jobpie Sugiharto and Reza Aditya Ramadhan interviewed the chief of the State Encryption Agency, Maj. Gen. Djoko Setiadi last week on the subject. Excerpts:

The President's discussion with his ministers was tapped by foreign parties. Does this mean the Encryption Agency has failed?

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