Get ready to up your OPSEC, Australia. ASIO have unlimited power to monitor our internet now.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/terror-laws-clear-senate-enabling-entire-australian-web-to-be-monitored-and-whistleblowers-to-be-jailed-20140925-10m8ih.html

Australian spies will soon have the power to monitor the entire Australian internet with just one warrant, and journalists and whistleblowers will face up to 10 years' jail for disclosing classified information.

The government's first tranche of tougher anti-terrorism laws, which beef up the domestic spy agency ASIO's powers, passed the Senate 44 votes for and 12 against on Thursday night with bipartisan support from Labor.

There's no doubt that ASIO will target TOR users and DNM users, anyone else gravely concerned about these new laws that basically give them unlimited surveillance?

EDIT: Should of also added:

The new bill also allows ASIO to seek just one warrant to access a limitless number of computers on a computer network when attempting to monitor a target, which lawyers, rights groups, academics and Australian media organisations have condemned.

They said this would effectively allow the entire internet to be monitored, as it is a "network of networks" and the bill does not specifically define what a computer network is.

ASIO will also be able to copy, delete, or modify the data held on any of the computers it has a warrant to monitor.

The bill also allows ASIO to disrupt target computers, and use innocent third-party computers not targeted in order to access a target computer.


Comments


[25 Points] scghost:

I'm deeply sorry for you guys. Hopefully they don't use it against dark net related non terrorism related business.


[14 Points] Rus_s13:

I'm betting they are now planning on pretending to be an exit node or two.

Also I'm willing to bet that some other countries that have good ties with Australia, (USA I'm looking at you) will want to visit and see what they can find.

Nothing about spying on networks in your own country in the legislation.

Is mass surveillance/faking exit nodes illegal in your country for LE? Well come on down to Australia, and you can do it from here.

What. The. Fuck.

It honestly sounds like this law was written in 1970.


[10 Points] og_by_monsanto:

"A dingo ate your baby!" And by dingo I don't mean FCC chairman Tom Wheeler

Edit:

The bill also allows ASIO to disrupt target computers, and use innocent third-party computers not targeted in order to access a target computer.

also wow, I can't believe that a government is allowed to operate a botnet and ddos people


[3 Points] Deafcunt:

Holy shit.


[2 Points] speed_demon_999:

What a bunch of cunts.

So will adding a VPN to our opsec make any difference or make it harder for these fuckers to spy on us?


[1 Points] safffy:

The entire internet is monitored anyway, this law just makes it official.


[1 Points] None:

VPN to Tor, my friends.


[1 Points] None:

fuckin cunts


[1 Points] gonzobon:

Australia will start looking into anonymous browsing and innovate further to insure security. Some good will come out of this.