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Australian Parliament Approves Email Snooping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the big-brother-is-reading dept.

brindafella writes "The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, reporting on a legislative change last week, says 'the [Australian] Government will have 12 months to access communications not only between the B-party and the suspect, but also between the B-party and anyone else. If you have unwittingly communicated with a suspect (and thereby become a B-party), the Government may be able to monitor all your conversations with family members, friends, work colleagues, your lawyer and your doctor.' The Australian Parliament's major parties combined to pass an amendment to the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 1979."

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  1. I feel safe now by McGiraf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Before I wanted to go to Australia but I was scared, now i can go there feeling safe. I'm realy glad that they passed this law.

  2. It Won't Apply To Me by Elvis77 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a programmer, I don't have any friends...

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  3. *sigh* by phreakv6 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "the Government may be able to monitor all your conversations with family members, friends, work colleagues, your lawyer and your doctor."

    ..and my SPAM too. good luck with tracing the person selling me viarga for years

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  4. Mohammed Jihad Uranium Sarin Sydney Howard by Simon+Garlick · · Score: 4, Funny

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  5. Re:Follow the leader (USA) by Bruce+Losis · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't know about you, but I'd rather be a deported political activist (the majority of Australian transportees were Irish republicans and people displaced by the potato blight famine) than a religious freak anyday.

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