Spying in Australia?

Jackie22 said:
I feel the same QS, spying is there for a reason, a good reason.
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And sometimes, as in the case of mass surveillance, it is there so that the authorities can be seen to be doing something about a problem like terrorism. In reality, the authorities can spy on whoever they are interested in but they do need to get a warrant first.

How big a computer do you think is necessary to trawl through all the metadata looking for suspicious activity? How easy do you think it would be for the would be terrorists, the really serious ones, to simply sidestep the surveillance?

What a waste of money! But hey... the Australian government is in trouble and needs to look tough on terrorism. The opposition doesn't want to appear weak so they go along with the nonsense.

The real concern over here is that the metadata will be used to identify journalists' sources, especially when those sources are leaking information about the behaviour of the government. It could be used to identify whistle blowers. Goodbye to investigative journalism.
 

Unfortunately we're living in a time when the trend is for governments to justify the use of surveillance, not only of its "enemies" but of its own populations.

You aren't going to reverse that trend by complaining about it - that would only get you put on "the list".

The best way to fight surveillance is to deny them any information. Some believe that allowing access to that info is fine - okay, go ahead and give it to them. Others will take the appropriate steps to reduce their profiles.

It's always the nail that sticks up that gets hammered down.

Oh, and Warri ...

In reality, the authorities can spy on whoever they are interested in but they do need to get a warrant first.
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Over here we have a fairly new law that allows for warrentless entry and arrest - it isn't much advertised, but it IS used.
 
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