Essential linkage: Law quietly passed to give police greater - and more secret - access to your pr0n stash.
The New South Wales Police - once upon a time the best cops money could buy - have been given "sweeping new powers" to snoop and hack private information. From ABC News coverage of the legilsation:
New South Wales Police are being given sweeping new powers to search people's homes and hack into their computers for up to three years without their knowledge. The State Government admits police have already used the measures, even though the Supreme Court ruled the practices unlawful in 2006. The Government says new legislation, to be introduced into Parliament today, will ensure police evidence collected using the practices will hold up in court."
New South Wales Police are being given sweeping new powers to search people's homes and hack into their computers for up to three years without their knowledge.
The State Government admits police have already used the measures, even though the Supreme Court ruled the practices unlawful in 2006.
The Government says new legislation, to be introduced into Parliament today, will ensure police evidence collected using the practices will hold up in court."
Hmm. Not happy, Jan. Looks like that EFF information privacy news piece we covered yesterday could be very handy indeed.
Issue: 111 | April, 2010