Australian Spy Agency Seeks Permission To Hack Third-Party Computers

New submitter LordLucless writes "ASIO, Australia's spy agency, is pushing for the ability to lawfully hijack peoples' computers — even if they are not under suspicion of any crime. They seek the ability to gain access to a third party's computer in order to facilitate gaining access to the real target — essentially using any person's personal computer as a proxy for their hacking attempts. The current legislation prohibits any action by ASIO that, among other things, interferes with a person's legitimate use of their computer. Conceivably, over-turning this restriction would give ASIO the ability to build their own bot-net of compromised machines. Perhaps inevitably, they say these changes are required to help them catch terrorists."

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Re:How do we stop them?

[crutchy]

Find the nearest Equadorian embassy and request political asylum :-)

or just burn all your aussie id, hire a boat and go find a navy vessel off the north west coast

you get more government benefits as an illegal immigrant in australian detention centres than you do as an australian citizen (unless you're aboriginal or a torres strait islander, in which case you're set for life)