Tag: australian parliament
Australia’s surveillance rabbit hole grows deeper
8 Apr 2020
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Australia is home to globally infamous anti-encryption legislation, the Assistance and Access Act, but its surveillance issues don’t begin or end there.
Changes to Australia’s criminal code will create a new class of internet censorship
2 Apr 2019
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Australia’s government have announced the introduction of a new bill that would impose criminal liability on executives of social media platforms if they fail to remove “abhorrent violent content.” The hastily drafted legislation could have serious unintended consequences for human rights in Australia.