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"Australia’s electronic surveillance laws are being reformed with a goal of
making them “clearer, more coherent and better adapted to the modern world”.
However, there is one significant set of powers beyond the scope of the
reforms: the Australian Border Force’s (ABF) broad powers to search personal
digital devices and copy electronic information without a warrant.
One man who had his phone searched by the ABF on entering the country recently
told The Guardian he had “no idea what officials looked at, whether a copy of
any of the data was made, where it would be stored and who would have access to
it”.
The surveillance reform aims to deliver better protection of individuals’
information and ensure law enforcement agencies have the powers to investigate
serious crimes and threats to security. So why has the privacy of travellers
and migrants who cross Australia’s border been left so exposed?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
