Australia Plans More Spying on Citizens

sg_oneill writes "The Australian Electronic Frontiers foundation report that the Australian Government is looking at introducing changes to the Telecomunications Interception Act giving Government Agencies (NOT just police!) the power to intercept email, voice mail and SMS messages without a warrant. Considering the concurrent proposals to introduce legislation to allow banning of organisations suspected of terrorist links, am I the only one suspecting Australia is about to have a whole lot less political parties?" I think our most recent Australia spying story was about the Australian government spying to win elections.

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George Orwell is spiniing in his grave.

[krypto246]

Why does everything involving security/privacy have to come down to the same tired, inapplicable old refences to 1984? We get it- your real smart and clever, having read the book along with 100 billion other people. News flash - your not making some new, estute political observation that everyone else has missed, in the book 1984, the government takes away all privacy. Now this government is threatening people privacy, thank you for noticing. Can you please find a a factual basis for your argument, instead of just holding up an old novel and gesturing wildly? I get so sick of the orwell defence.

Tell me how much you'd like it

[browser_war_pow]

If your significant other walked in front of a window to close it while they were nude or in their underwear and I video taped it? Your significant other had no expectation of privacy because their window was open and I was able to see in.