Tag: identify and disrupt act

‘Function creep’: New police hacking powers spark warning

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Internet Australia has raised alarm about the proposed expansion of controversial police hacking powers under the guise of “technical” changes that it says amounts to “function creep”. In submission...

Authorities begin using ‘extraordinary’ new hacking powers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australian authorities have begun using their controversial “extraordinary” new hacking warrants, allowing them to “disrupt” the data of suspected offenders and access their online accounts. The Identify and Disrupt...