Australian law enforcement and government agencies are accessing vast quantities of phone and internet data without warrants, prompting warnings of a growing “surveillance state” and calls for tighter controls.The Attorney-General’s Department has released figures showing federal and state agencies accessed telecommunications data and internet logs more than 250,000 times during criminal and revenue investigations in 2010-11.To read this report in The Age and SMH in full, see:
www.theage.com.au/national/phone-net-watchers-fuel-surveillance-state-fears-20120217-1teea.html
www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/police-spy-on-web-phone-usage-with-no-warrants-20120217-1tegl.html
Australian police spy on web, phone usage with no warrants
Australian law enforcement and government agencies are accessing vast quantities of phone and internet data without warrants, prompting warnings of a growing “surveillance state” and calls for tighter controls.