Australian powers to spy on cybercrime suspects given green light https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/25/australian-powers-to-spy-on-cybercrime-suspects-given-green-light
Unprecedented surveillance bill rushed through parliament in 24 hours. https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/advanced-penetration-testing-exploits-ethical-hacking/
Australia’s ‘hacking’ Bill passes the Senate after House made 60 amendments https://www.zdnet.com/article/australias-hacking-bill-passes-the-senate-after-house-made-60-amendments/
Australia is becoming a surveillance state https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/australia-is-becoming-a-surveillance-state.html
Canberra asks big tech to introduce detection capabilities in encrypted communication https://www.zdnet.com/article/canberra-asks-big-tech-to-introduce-detection-capabilities-in-encrypted-communication/
Australian court rules an AI can be considered an inventor on patent filings https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/02/ai_inventor_allowed_in_australia/
Queensland Police Service tightens internal protocols on COVID Check In app access after officers perform ‘lawful’ data search https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-29/queensland-coronavirus-check-in-app-police-data-search/100249624
Police access SafeWA app data for murder investigation, prompting urgent law change https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-15/safewa-app-sparks-urgent-law-change-after-police-access-data/100201340
Australian Cops Spy on Covid Check-In App Despite Privacy Promises From Government https://gizmodo.com/australian-cops-spy-on-covid-check-in-app-despite-priva-1847108207
Australia is becoming a surveillance state https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/australia-is-becoming-a-surveillance-state.html
328 weaknesses found by WA Auditor-General in 50 local government systems https://www.zdnet.com/article/328-weaknesses-found-by-wa-auditor-general-in-50-local-government-systems/
Google deceived some Australian mobile users about collection of location data, court finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-16/google-misled-some-australian-mobile-users-over-location-history/100074292
Australian Government Proposes Stripping Internet Users Of Their Anonymity https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210405/23025046557/australian-government-proposes-stripping-internet-users-their-anonymity.shtml
Federal government considers forcing Australians to provide ID to use social media and dating sites https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/federal-government-considers-forcing-australians-to-provide-id-to-use-social-media-and-dating-sites-c-2497510
Australian law enforcement used encryption laws 11 times last year https://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-law-enforcement-used-encryption-laws-11-times-last-year/
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