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AU Government Demands Universal Wiretapping

Posted by Zonk on from the that-means-all-over-the-place dept.

StonyandCher writes "The Australian government is pushing a bill to force all telecommunications providers to facilitate lawful data interception across fixed and mobile telephone systems, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Instant Messaging (IM) and chat room discussions. Sweeping reforms will make it easier than ever for law enforcement to intercept communications if amendments to the Telecommunications (Interceptions) Act are agreed upon by a Senate standing committee. This follows from a story earlier this week where the Australian government is legislating to allow employers to snoop on employees' email and IM conversations."

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  1. Fitting for ... by Sepiraph · · Score: 5, Funny

    the land of the Criminals.

    1. Re:Fitting for ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      In the immortal words of G.W.Bush to his holiness the pope.. "Awesome speech"..

      There's no point in taking cheap shots at the US, their president does so much its like kicking 300 million loud-mouthed, obnoxious, self centered, obese, gun-loving, slack-jawed-yokel, banjo playing puppies while they are down... oh wait.. sorry...

  2. Pick that up... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only a 27 year old graduate of MIT with an interest in theoretical and practical teloportation could save Australians now!

    Please apply somewhere in Arizona, goatee, handiness with a crowbar encouraged. Mutes are welcome to apply. Benefits may include hot woman being inexplicably attracted to you, becoming a cult figure for human and other species. Workplace hazard pay not included.

  3. Behind the Times by Sentry21 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pfft, this is sad. Ambrosia's offered a Universal Binary of Wiretap Pro since last August.

    I know Australia's a little behind sometimes, but seriously, this is what automatic updates are for.

  4. Appropriate /. Meme?? by BlueStrat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Umm..how about:

    All your digeridoo are belong to us?

    I, for one, welcome our new communications-intercepting, vegemite-eating, penal-colony overlords?

    But will it run Paul Hogan?

    Feel free to contribute!

    Or not...

    Cheers!

    Strat

    --
    Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.