Controversial Cybercrime Bill Introduced In Australia

An anonymous reader writes "The Australian government instructed a committee to investigate required changes to cybercrime legislation. Having received the report, the government decide to ignore it and give the federal police almost everything it wants on a plate. From the article: 'The Australian Greens have questioned the decision of the Government and Opposition to pass the Cybercrime Bill unchanged through the House of Representatives despite recommendations by their own members of parliament to fix serious flaws. Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said the Cyber Safety Committee had tabled a highly critical unanimous report on the bill, proposing a series of amendments and requests for clarification which were not addressed in the House.'"

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No need to worry

[Anonymous Coward]

The police are with the good guys. They're only trying to catch the bad guys. If the laws stop them them must be changed. We don't want another terrorist attack, right? And we should protect the kids from predators. If you're not with the bad guys, you shouldn't have anything to hide from the police. Also, they are committed to keeping your data securely. The police can be trusted.