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Australia Taps More Phones Than Entire U.S.

Posted by timothy on from the speak-up-mate dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Last year Australian authorities tapped more phones all United States authorities combined. Australian phones were tapped at 20 times the rate of phones in the US according to this article in the Sydney Morning herald. The fact was revealed during a debate in the Australian parliament. The government is attempting to pass new legislation to to make it even easier for the country's domestic spy agency ASIO to tap phones." Update: 09/16 14:07 GMT by T : Julian Assange writes "The Australian is also running the story and has better stats." Thanks for the link.

5 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. Australia has a constitution. Now shut up. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not trying to be funny, and you weren't.

    You're wrong.

    Shut up.

  2. Re:Oh No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    you fucking moron the 2nd Amendment protects RKBA, not the 1st I can tell you're a product of gummint edumication

  3. Re:Oh No by narkotix · · Score: 0, Troll

    yeah true...we wouldnt be so thick headed like u yanks and have children killing other children like columbine high moron

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  4. ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A TERRORIST, SIR? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  5. Re:About America... by Zeio · · Score: 1, Troll

    you are a fucking troll.

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