Metadata laws open to scope creep: lawyers
[1] A prominent Australian lawyer has warned that the federal government’s mandatory data retention bill has big potential for mission creep. [2] The bill, that aims to force ISPs to store customer ...
UN moves to strengthen digital privacy
[1] The United Nations has ratified a legislative document for the protection of digital privacy and has encouraged governments to assist citizens who’ve been addressed under mass surveillance. ...
Why Australia needs stronger protections for privacy
[1] The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) proposed new laws that would give the legal protection for serious information privacy infringements. [2] Australia is now recognizing the law of priva...