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[Australian Politics] NatSec, mass-surveillance and privacy

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[Australian Politics] NatSec, mass-surveillance and privacy

Post by @Cicada3301AU »

What an absolute mess of laws Australia is already, when it comes to digital rights.
And it's about to get worse. :roll:

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/do ... 911-p5k9sf

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/la ... 911-p5k9tk

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Re: [Australian Politics] NatSec, mass-surveillance and privacy

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While security concerns about Huawei often are overhyped and without merit, the security concerns around Hikvision are justified, and are a legitimate cause for concern.

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Re: [Australian Politics] NatSec, mass-surveillance and privacy

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Once again, Australia appears to be deferring critical national security and defense infrastructure decisions,
continuing to rely heavily on U.S. security guarantees rather than pursuing sovereign capabilities.
This is evidenced by the recent decision to cancel the $7 billion military satellite communications project.

https://theconversation.com/australia-i ... ble-242761

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