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Facebook or Twitter posts can now be quietly modified by the government under new surveillance laws

  • Written by: James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
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A new law gives Australian police unprecedented powers for online surveillance, data interception and altering data. These powers, outlined in the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill, raise concerns over potential misuse, privacy and security.

The bill updates the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 and Telecommuni...

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