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Australian government pushing to expand surveillance, hacking powers

15th August 2014

In a disturbing move to broaden its mass surveillance powers, the government of Australia is pushing forward a bill that undermines fundamental rights, including the right to privacy. Disappointingly, this comes mere months after civil society and citizens alike expressed outrage over the Australian intelligence service’s offer to share deeply personal information about ordinary citizens with its Five Eyes partners. The Bill, which amends the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO…