According to one recent study, the average Australian has no problem with the government increasing their surveillance powers over them. But, consider the findings with a heavy asterisk.
Our military wants us to tighten control of the Internet
Australia’s foremost military mind wants our government to increase control of the internet for our protection. But should we?
New data access bill shows we need to get serious about privacy
With the federal government set to allow law agencies yet more access to our personal data, it seems the average Australian needs to lean on a third party to keep them in line.
Can the police demand the password to my phone or computer?
In the US, the constitution forbids the police from accessing personal information in order to incriminate. However, we don’t possess the same freedoms.
Labor’s handshake on data retention bad news for unions
As Labor rolls over on data retention laws, Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon puts out a call to unions to go find the so-called Opposition that has just rolled its own loyal supporters.
Metadata: Surrender now, or the Automatons will get you
Jordan King Lacroix says forget metadata…as our lives are entirely documented online these days, why don’t we just start submitting ALL of our data to the government?