Tag: identify and disrupt

Cops used hacking powers six times in first year

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Law enforcement agencies were issued six warrants to covertly monitor and alter suspects’ data last year, marking the first use of controversial hacking powers. The new warrants allow the...

PJCIS calls for changes to new hacking powers

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national security committee has called for a series of changes to the federal government’s plan to hand sweeping new hacking powers to the AFP before it is passed...

PM ‘flat-out lying’ over surveillance bill claims: Labor

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s claim that several pieces of surveillance and tech-focused legislation currently before Parliament do not have bipartisan support is a “flat-out lie”, according to the Opposition....