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Australian Courts Will Be Able To See Your Browsing History
An anonymous reader writes A series of slips by the nation's top cop followed by communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has made Australia's data retention bill even more of a potential horror than it seemed when it was introduced last week, writes Richard Chirgwin in an article about Australia's new legislation. "Lawyers are already gathering, telling the ABC's PM program that metadata could be demanded in family law cases and insurance cases." It continues, with the inevitable result that your internet browsing history will be used against people trying to resist demands during divorce. "What's depressing is that Australians probably won't take to the streets about this issue."
As of the 1st of September this year, Australian's in the state of Victoria have lost the right to protest.
... wait, what?
Get a good VPN out to a another country.
A good VPN would just show a VPN ip range as logged with your ISP.
Ensure the VPN covers all web use and services not just basic webpage use.
Laws could always change about how a VPN product is understood by the gov.
That VPN could be in a country with bilateral agreements, multilateral treaties or has same banking understandings.
The use of an Australian credit card is an issue. Track Australian credit card use to find VPN users. No local isp paperwork needed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
A request for details about VPN use in other countries might just results in CC lists been sent back.
Five eyes, nations friendly with the five eye nations make a VPN selection interesting.
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
Had to Google it to believe it:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/29/victorias-new-anti-protest-bill-is-a-threat-to-our-freedom-of-assembly
http://rightnow.org.au/topics/bill-of-rights/after-democracy-victorias-new-anti-protest-laws/
That's sad in itself, but even more sad is how ignorant and plain stupid the general population have become. Nobody seems to show the slightest interest towards these kind of issues anymore. Even the poor efforts of modern day slacktivists make me want to cry myself to eternal sleep.